Saturated Fatty Acids in AP Biology

Definition

These are types of fatty acids where all the carbon atoms in the hydrocarbon chain are connected by single bonds, meaning they're saturated with hydrogen atoms.

Related terms

Monounsaturated Fats: These are fats that have one double bond in the fatty acid chain and all of the remainder carbon atoms are single-bonded.

Trans Fats: These are a type of unsaturated fat that occur in small amounts in nature but became widely produced industrially for use in margarine, snack food, and packaged baked goods.

Lipids:

This is a group of naturally occurring molecules that include fats, waxes, sterols, fat-soluble vitamins (such as vitamins A, D, E, and K), monoglycerides, diglycerides, triglycerides.