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Linoleic Acid

A liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid abundant in plant fats and oils; a fatty acid essential for nutrition; used to make soap.A type of fatty acid that is not naturally produced but required as part of a balanced Diet in animals.


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Mono- and polyunsaturated fatty acids

our body can readily insert double bonds between C9 and C10 of fatty acids, so eating monounsaturated fatty acids wouldn't do much good. However, ... essential for humans and we cannot make them. The most common example is linoleic acid. There are basically two main groups of essential fatty acids: ...

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by MrMistery
Fri Apr 11, 2008 3:02 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Mono- and polyunsaturated fatty acids
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Views: 509

ATP Yield

Does anyone how to find the ATP yield from one molecule of alpha-linoleic acid (18:3, cis with double bond on 9, 12 and 15th position)?

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by mini101
Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:18 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: ATP Yield
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Views: 649

Re: thank you but it didn't help

... when you use NADPH in a reduction step (for example in the oxidation of linoleic acid which as 18 carbons and 2 double bonds. Also on another note, for every acetyl-CoA produced ...

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by canalon
Sun Sep 18, 2005 2:39 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: FADPH
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Views: 767

thank you but it didn't help

... when you use NADPH in a reduction step (for example in the oxidation of linoleic acid which as 18 carbons and 2 double bonds. Also on another note, for every acetyl-CoA produced ...

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by yurixsa
Sun Sep 18, 2005 12:21 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: FADPH
Replies: 3
Views: 767

FADPH

... was reviewing through oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids Example: Linoleic Acid (18:2), in one reduction step you use NADPH to oxidize a double bond. My question is what ...

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by yurixsa
Sat Sep 17, 2005 11:33 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: FADPH
Replies: 3
Views: 767


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