Fatty Acids: A Comprehensive Study

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Fatty acids are carboxylic acids, having a long aliphatic chain of saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbons. These acids are broadly classified into various forms on the basis of their length, saturation or unsaturation, even or odd content of carbon, and by linear or branched structures. On the basis of length, they are categorized into short-chain, medium-chain, long-chain and very long chain fatty acids. Some of the reactions exhibited by fatty acids are saponification, hydrogenation, rancidity and ozonolysis. Fatty acids have a wide variety of applications. They are used in the production of ...

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