Dear Editor,Fatty acids(FAs)are amphipathic molecules composed of a hydrocarbon chain with a terminal carboxyl group.While short-chain FAs have some solubility in water due to their hydrophilic carboxylic acid group,m...Dear Editor,Fatty acids(FAs)are amphipathic molecules composed of a hydrocarbon chain with a terminal carboxyl group.While short-chain FAs have some solubility in water due to their hydrophilic carboxylic acid group,most FAs are insoluble in water because of their long,nonpolar hydrocarbon chains(Nelson et al.,2008).Furthermore,the solubility of FAs in water decreases as the hydrocarbon chain lengthens and the number of double bonds decreases(Nelson et al.,2008).展开更多
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文摘Dear Editor,Fatty acids(FAs)are amphipathic molecules composed of a hydrocarbon chain with a terminal carboxyl group.While short-chain FAs have some solubility in water due to their hydrophilic carboxylic acid group,most FAs are insoluble in water because of their long,nonpolar hydrocarbon chains(Nelson et al.,2008).Furthermore,the solubility of FAs in water decreases as the hydrocarbon chain lengthens and the number of double bonds decreases(Nelson et al.,2008).
