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Biochemistry: Fatty Acids in Phospholipid Bilayers

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What is the main reason why oleic acid is a liquid at room temperature?

Strong hydrophobic interactions

Presence of triple bonds

Weak interactions among its molecules (correct)

High melting point

What is the main difference in the packing of molecules between stearic acid and oleic acid?

Polarity of the molecules

Shape and size of the molecules (correct)

Number of double bonds

Length of the hydrocarbon chain

Why are plant oils typically liquid at room temperature?

Higher proportion of unsaturated fatty acids (correct)

Higher proportion of saturated fatty acids

Lower melting point of fatty acids

Higher density of fatty acids

What is the characteristic of unsaturated fatty acids that makes them reactive?

Presence of double bonds Signup and view all the answers

What is the process in which unsaturated fatty acids react with molecular oxygen?

Peroxidation Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of the presence of a double bond in oleic acid?

Introduces a rigid bend in the hydrocarbon chain Signup and view all the answers

Why are fully saturated fatty acids typically solids at room temperature?

Due to strong hydrophobic interactions Signup and view all the answers

What is the process in which unsaturated fatty acids react with hydrogen?

Hydrogenation Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of polyunsaturated fatty acids that makes them susceptible to peroxidation?

Multiple double bonds Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and one double bond at the 9th position?

Oleic acid Signup and view all the answers