Study Set Content:
test for the presence of glycerol, either free or esterified, based upon its oxidative dehydration to acrolein when heated with solid potassium hydrogen sulfate
Acrolein test
Contain no double bonds
Saturated fatty acids
• Structure is based on acetic acid
SATURATED FATTY ACIDS
Acetic number of C atoms
2
Butyric number of C atoms
4
Valeric number of C atoms
5
Caproic number of C atoms
6
Lauric
12
Myristic
14
Palmitic
16
stearic
18
In certain fats in small amounts (especially butter). An end product of carbohydrate fermentation by rumen organisms
Butyric
Major end product of carbohydrate fermentation by rumen organisms
acetic
Spermaceti, cinnamon, palm kernel, coconut oils, laurels, butter
Lauric
Nutmeg, palm kernel, coconut oils, myrtles, butter
Myristic
Common in all animal and plant fats
Palmitic
Contain one or more double bonds
UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS
contain one double bond
Monounsaturated (monoethenoid, monoenoic) acids:
contains 2 or more double bonds
Polyunsaturated (polyethenoid, polyenoic) acids:
derived from eicosa (20-carbon) polyenoic fatty acids, comprised of
Eicosanoids
