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Unsaturated fatty acids
Fatty acids are a special class of carboxylic acids that possess a long hydrocarbon chain.
If the hydrocarbon chain is saturated - that is, if it contains no double bond - the fatty
acid is called saturated fatty acid. Fatty acids whose hydrocarbon chain contains double
bonds are known as
unsaturated fatty acids.
If the hydrocarbon chain contains more than
one double bond, the acid is also called a polyunsaturated fatty acid.
