Fatty acids are the building blocks of fat found in the human body and in the foods consumed. During digestion, the body breaks down fats into fatty acids and passes into the blood. Fatty acid molecules usually combine in groups of three to form a molecule called triglyceride. Triglycerides are made in the body by carbohydrates. Fatty acids have many important functions in the body, including energy storage. If the body can't find glucose (a type of sugar) for energy, the body uses fatty acids to fuel its cells.
Fatty acids containing one or more carbon-carbon double bonds are called unsaturated. Fatty acids are called monounsaturated when they contain a carbon-carbon double bond in the aliphatic chain. In general, these oils are liquid at room temperature and begin to solidify at refrigerator temperature. Monounsaturated fatty acids are synthesized in the human body. A nutritionally important monounsaturated fatty acid is oleic acid.
On the other hand, fatty acids have been used for centuries to produce fatty acid salts (soaps). These soaps have been used to remove dirt from various surfaces. Fatty acids generally consist of a long hydrocarbon chain with a carboxyl group at the end of the molecule.
Advanced laboratories use modern methods to determine the composition of fatty acids.
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