fatty acid nomenclature flashcards

Question 1

What are the saturated Fatty Acids?

Answer 1

-Lauric Acid
-Myristic Acid
-Palmitic acid
-Stearic acid

(LMPS)

Question 2

What are the unsaturated fatty acids?

Answer 2

-Palmitoleic acid
-Oleic acid
-Linoleic acid
-Linolenic acid
-Arachidonic acid

(POLLA)

Question 3

Lauric acid: Acyl group name

Answer 3

lauryl

Question 4

Lauric acid: nomenclature

Answer 4

C12:0

Question 5

Myristic acid: Acyl group name

Answer 5

myristyl

Question 6

Myristic acid: nomenclature

Answer 6

C14:0

Question 7

Palmitic Acid: Acyl group name

Answer 7

palmitoyl

Question 8

Palmitic Acid: nomenclature

Answer 8

C16:0

Question 9

Stearic acid: Acyl group name

Answer 9

stearoyl

Question 10

Stearic acid: nomenclature

Answer 10

C18:0

Question 11

Palmitoleic acid: Acyl group name

Answer 11

palmitoleoyl

Question 12

Palmitoleic acid: nomenclature

Answer 12

C16:1 alpha 9
C16:1 omega 7

Question 13

Oleic acid: Acyl group name

Answer 13

Oleoyl

Question 14

Oleic acid: nomenclature

Answer 14

C18:1 alpha 9
C18:1 omega 9

Question 15

Linoleic acid: Acyl group name

Answer 15

linoleoyl

Question 16

Linoleic acid: nomenclature

Answer 16

C18:2 alpha 9,12
C18:2 omega 6,9

Question 17

Linolenic acid: Acyl group name

Answer 17

linolenyl

Question 18

Linolenic acid: nomenclature

Answer 18

C18:3 alpha 9,12,15
C18:3 omega 3,6,9

Question 19

Arachidonic acid: Acyl group name

Answer 19

arachidonyl

Question 20

Arachidonic acid: nomenclature

Answer 20

C20:4 alpha 5,8,11,14
C20:4 omega 6,9,12,15

Question 21

DB’s are always numbered?

Answer 21

3 apart

Question 22

DB’s are separated by how many CH2 groups?

Answer 22

2