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HNF 461 ACIDS
EXAM 2-acids
12
Health Care
Undergraduate 4
10/30/2008

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Term
C14:0
Definition

Myristic Acid

Coconut and palm nut oils, most animal and plant fats

Term

C16:0

Definition

Palmitic Acid

*animal and plant fats

Term
C18:0
Definition

Stearic Acid

*animal fats, some plant fats

Term
C20:0
Definition

Arachidic acid

*peanut oil

Term
C24:0
Definition

Lignoceric acid

*most natural fats, peanut oil in small amounts

Term
C16:1
Definition

Palmitoleic Acid

*marine animal oils, small amount in plant and animal fats

Term
C18:1
Definition

Oleic Acid

*plant and animal fats

Term
C18:2
Definition

Linoleic Acid

*corn, safflower, soybean, cottonseed, sunflower seed, and pleanut oil

Term
C18:3
Definition

Alpha-linoleic acid

*linseed, soybean, and other seed oils

Term

C20:4

 

Definition

Arachidonic acid

*small amounts in animal fats

Term
C20:5
Definition

Eicosapentaenoic Acid

*marine algae, fish oils

Term
C22:6
Definition

Docosahexaenoic acid

*animal fats as phospholipid component, fish oils

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