Fatty Acid Quiz

3

Carbons in propionic acid

4

Carbons in butyric acid

6

Carbons in caproaic acid

8

Carbons in caprylic acid

10

Carbons in Capric Acid

12

Carbons in lauric acid

14

Carbons in myristic acid

16

carbons in palmitic acid

18

carbons in searic acid

20

carbons in arachidic acid

24

carbons in lignoceric acid

Propanoic acid

Systematic name for propionic acid

Butanoic acid

Systematic name for butyric acid

Hexanoic acid

Systematic name for caproic acid

Octanoic acid

Systematic name for caprylic acid

Decanoic acid

Systematic name for capric acid

Dodecanoic acid

Systematic name for lauric acid

2-6 carbons

Length of short chain fatty acids

8-12

length of medium chain fatty acids

14+

length of long chain fatty acids

MUFA

mono-unsaturated fatty acids

PUFA

poly-unsaturated fatty acids

Tetradecanoid acid

Systematic name for myristic acid

Hexadecanoic acid

Systematic name for palmitic acid

Octadecanoic acid

Systematic name for stearic acid

Eicosanoic acid

Systematic name for arachidic acid

Tetracosanoid acid

Systematic name for lignoceric acid

Palmitoleic acid, oleic acid, and nervonic acid

MUFAs on the chart (3)

16:1Δ9

Numbering for palmitoleic acid

18:1Δ9

Numbering for oleic acid

24:1Δ15

Numbering for nervonic acid

palmitoleic acid

Common name for cis-9-hexadecenoic acid

Oleic acid

Common name for cis-9-octadecenoic acid

Nervonic acid

common name for cis-15-tetracosenoic acid

18:2Δ9,12

delta numbering for linoleic acid

18:3Δ9,12,15

delta numbering for ALA (a-linolenic acid)

20:4Δ5,8,11,14

delta numbering for arachidonic acid (ARA)

20:5Δ5,8,11,14,17

delta numbering for eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)

22:6Δ4,7,10.13,16,19

delta numbering for docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)

18:2ω6

omega numbering for linoleic acid

18:3ω6

omega numbering for ALA

20:4ω6

omega numbering for arachidonic acid (ARA)

20:5ω3

omega numbering for eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)

22:6ω3

omega numbering for docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)

linoleic acid

common name for cis,cis-9,12-octadecadienoic acid

α-linoleic acid (ALA)

common name for cis,cis,cis-9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid

Arachidonic acid (ARA)

common name for cis,cis,cis,cis-5,8,11,14-icosatetraenoic acid

Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)

common name for cis,cis,cis,cis,cis-5,8,11,14,17-icosapentaenoic acid

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)

common name for cis,cis,cis,cis,cis,cis-4,7,10,13,16,19-docosahexaenoic acid

Essential fatty acids

Omega 3 and omega 6

Essential fatty acids

acids our body cannot synthesize

Linoleic acid

PUFA with 2 double bonds

α-linolenic acid (ALA)

PUFA with 3 double bonds

arachidonic acid

PUFA with 4 double bonds

eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)

PUFA with 5 double bonds

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)

PUFA with 6 double bonds