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DEFINITION AND STRUCTURE OF FATTY ACID

In chemistry, particularly in biochemistry, a fatty acid is a carboxylic acid with a long aliphatic chain which is either saturated .....

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF FATTY ACID

1. Hydrolysis

Fats undergo hydrolysis when treated with mineral acids, the alkalies or fat splitting.....

BENEFITS OF FATTY ACID

Fats (fatty acids) fall into two main groups – saturated and unsaturated – based on their chemistry. There are three major classes of unsaturated fatty acids.....