Fatty acids

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Contents 1 Saturated fatty acids 1.1 Straight-chain fatty acids 1.2 Branched-chain fatty acids 2 Unsaturated fatty acids 2.1 Cis fatty acids 2.1.1 Monounsaturated fatty acids 2.1.2 Diunsaturated fatty acids 2.1.3 Triunsaturated fatty acids 2.1.4 Polyunsaturated fati acids 2.2 Trans fatty acids 2.2.1 Monounsaturated fatty acids 2.2.2 Diunsaturated fatty acids 2.2.3 Triunsaturated fatty acids 2.2.4 Polyunsaturated fatty acids 3 Comparison

[edit] Saturated fatty acids

[edit] Straight-chain fatty acids

Butyric Acid	Caproic Acid	Caprylic Acid	Capric Acid
Lauric Acid	Myristic Acid	Palmitic Acid	Stearic Acid
Arachidic Acid

[edit] Branched-chain fatty acids

13-methyltetradecanoic acid (iso-pentadecanoic acid)

12-methyltetradecanoic acid (anteiso-pentadecanoic acid)

[edit] Unsaturated fatty acids

[edit] Cis fatty acids

[edit] Monounsaturated fatty acids

Myristoleic Acid

Palmitoleic Acid

Oleic Acid

Vaccenic Acid

Eicosenoic Acid

Erucic Acid

Nervonic Acid

[edit] Diunsaturated fatty acids

Linoleic Acid

[edit] Triunsaturated fatty acids

α-Linolenic Acid

Mead Acid

[edit] Polyunsaturated fati acids

[edit] Trans fatty acids

[edit] Monounsaturated fatty acids

Palmitelaidic Acid

Elaidic Acid

[edit] Diunsaturated fatty acids

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[edit] Triunsaturated fatty acids

[edit] Polyunsaturated fatty acids

[edit] Comparison