fatty acid nomenclature flashcards
1
Q
What are the saturated Fatty Acids?
A
-Lauric Acid
-Myristic Acid
-Palmitic acid
-Stearic acid
(LMPS)
2
Q
What are the unsaturated fatty acids?
A
-Palmitoleic acid
-Oleic acid
-Linoleic acid
-Linolenic acid
-Arachidonic acid
(POLLA)
3
Q
Lauric acid: Acyl group name
A
lauryl
4
Q
Lauric acid: nomenclature
A
C12:0
5
Q
Myristic acid: Acyl group name
A
myristyl
6
Q
Myristic acid: nomenclature
A
C14:0
7
Q
Palmitic Acid: Acyl group name
A
palmitoyl
8
Q
Palmitic Acid: nomenclature
A
C16:0
9
Q
Stearic acid: Acyl group name
A
stearoyl
10
Q
Stearic acid: nomenclature
A
C18:0
11
Q
Palmitoleic acid: Acyl group name
A
palmitoleoyl
12
Q
Palmitoleic acid: nomenclature
A
C16:1 alpha 9
C16:1 omega 7
13
Q
Oleic acid: Acyl group name
A
Oleoyl
14
Q
Oleic acid: nomenclature
A
C18:1 alpha 9
C18:1 omega 9
15
Q
Linoleic acid: Acyl group name
A
linoleoyl
