Introduction to Fatty Acids
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Molecular representations
Ethanol, CH
3
CH
2
OH
Acetic Acid, CH
3
COOH
Ethyl Acetate, CH
3
COOCH
2
CH
3
Decanol, CH
3
(CH
2
)
9
OH
t-Butyl Benzene, C
6
H
5
C(CH
3
)
3
Fatty acids
Propanoic Acid, CH
3
CH
2
COOH
Lauric acid, CH
3
(CH
2
)
10
COOH
Myristic Acid, CH
3
(CH
2
)
12
COOH
Palmitic Acid, CH
3
(CH
2
)
14
COOH
Palmitoleic Acid, CH
3
(CH
2
)
5
CH=CH(CH
2
)
7
COOH
Stearic Acid, CH
3
(CH
2
)
16
COOH
Oleic Acid, CH
3
(CH
2
)
7
CH=CH(CH
2
)
7
COOH
Linoleic Acid,
CH
3
(CH
2
)
3
(CH
2
CH=CH)
2
(CH
2
)
7
COOH
Linolenic Acid, CH
3
(CH
2
CH=CH)
3
(CH
2
)
7
COOH
Elaidic Acid, CH
3
(CH
2
)
7
CH=CH(CH
2
)
7
COOH
Arachidic Acid, CH
3
(CH
2
)
18
COOH
Alcohols and Esters
Glycerol, CH
2
OHCHOHCH
2
OH
Tristearin, C
57
H
110
O
6
Triolein, C
57
H
104
O
6
Palmitoyl-oleoyl-oleoyl-glyceride, C
55
H
102
O
6
Palmitoyl-oleoyl-linoleoyl-glyceride, C
55
H
100
O
6
Sucrose, C
12
H
22
O
11
Sucrose Oleate
, C
156
H
278
O
19
Choline, C
5
H
14
NO
+
Glycerophosphocholine, C
8
H
20
NO
6
P
1,2-Diacetyl-3-phosphatidylcholine, C
12
H
24
NO
8
P
1-Stearoyl-2-oleoyl-3-phosphatidylcholine, C
44
H
86
NO
8
P
1-Palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-3-phosphatidylcholine, C
42
H
82
NO
8
P
1-Palmitoyl-2-linolenoyl-3-phosphatidylcholine, C
42
H
78
NO
8
P
1-Stearoyl-2-palmitoyl-3-phosphatidylcholine, C
42
H
84
NO
8
P
from protein-bound crystallography
3f7d
1-Palmitoyl-2-linoleoyl-3-phosphatidylcholine, C
42
H
80
NO
8
P
from protein-bound crystallography
1ln3
Phosphatidylcholine Lipid Bilayer, H not shown
1-Palmitoyl-2-linoleoyl-3-phosphatidylcholine, C
42
H
80
NO
8
P
from bacterial lipid portion of
2w6d
one
two
four
44 (no H)
complexed with dynamin restructuring protein
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Molecules modified from
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Olive Oil
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Phosphatidylcholine lipid bilayer
by Eric Martz from J. Phys. Chem, 97, 8343-60 (1993).
This page created by George Lisensky, Beloit College.
Last modified January 13, 2026.
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