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What is a fatty acid?

What is a fatty acid? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (chemistry) Any of a class of aliphatic carboxylic acids, of general formula CnH2n+1COOH, that occur combined with glycerol as animal or vegetable oils and fats. Only those with an even number of carbon atoms are normally found in natural fats.
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They are reported to have discovered a possible link between fatty acid deficiency and childhood autism.
The main substrates are myristate and palmitate, which are produced by a fatty acid synthetase.
Each of these groups of molecules contains a unique fatty acid group and a peptidic head group that latches on to iron ions.
Sources of the essential fatty acid linolenic acid are soybean oil, canola oil, walnuts and flaxseed.
The benefits of antioxidants and essential fatty acid foods and supplements cannot be overlooked.
Furthermore, it has been demonstrated that malate supports very high rates of fatty acid synthesis in isolated leucoplasts from developing seeds.

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