BIOL 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Olive Oil, Dehydration Reaction, Carboxylic Acid

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Composed predominantly of hydrogen and carbon atoms held together by nonpolar, covalent bonds. Fats are a mixture of triglycerides, also known as triacylglycerols. Consist of glycerol bonded to 3 fatty acids. Fatty acid - a chain of carbon and hydrogen atoms with a carboxyl group at the end. Glycerol is bonded to fatty acid through a dehydration reaction forming an ester bond. Saturated fatty acid: all carbons in the fatty acid are linked by single covalent bonds. Unsaturated fatty acid: a fatty acid containing one or more carbon-carbon double bond. Two or more double bonds polyunsaturated. Oleic acid - cis, unsaturated, composes 50-80% of olive oil. Linoleic acid - polyunsaturated, 45-75% of sunflower oil. Elaidic acid - trans, unsaturated, found in partially hydrogenated vegetable oils. Stearic acid - saturated, found in animal fats, is the intended product in hydrogenation. Similar to triglycerides, but 3rd hydroxyl group of glycerol is linked to a phosphate group instead of a fatty acid.

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