A saturated fatty acid has only single bonds between carbon atoms in its hydrocarbon tail.
Eine gesättigte Fettsäure hat in ihrem Kohlenwasserstoffschwanz nur Einfachbindungen zwischen den Kohlenstoffatomen.
| Front | saturated fatty acid |
|---|---|
| Back | A fatty acid in which all carbons in the hydrocarbon tail are connected by single bonds, thus maximizing the number of hydrogen atoms that are attached to the carbon skeleton. |
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