[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]The Biochemistry of Movement > 9.7.3. Fats are also important fuels for cells > Fatty Acids Include Alkanoic Acids >[/cs_text][cs_text style=”color: #800000;font-family: “Oxygen”,sans-serif;”]Identify that fatty acids include alkanoic acids with the general formula: CH3(CH2)nCOOH[/cs_text][cs_text]
- Fatty acids are a type of lipid. They are long chains of hydrocarbons that range from 14-20 carbons in length and have a carboxylic acid attached to the end of the molecule.
- There are two types of fatty acids: saturated (no double bonds) and unsaturated (one or more double bonds). Saturated fats have a straight molecular structure, while unsaturated fats have a slight bend in their molecular structure.
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