How do the following alterations in the structures of fatty acids affect their physical properties? (a) Increasing

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How do the following alterations in the structures of fatty acids affect their physical properties?
(a) Increasing the chain lengths of saturated fatty acids
(b) Increasing the number of double bonds in unsaturated fatty acids
(c) Changing a cis double bond in a fatty acid to a trans double bond
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Fundamentals of biochemistry Life at the Molecular Level

ISBN: 978-0470547847

4th edition

Authors: Donald Voet, Judith G. Voet, Charlotte W. Pratt

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