Question: Linoleic acid and -linolenic acid are two naturally occurring us-saturated fatty acids that are components of fats. Explain how many cis-trans isomers exist for each

Linoleic acid and α-linolenic acid are two naturally occurring us-saturated fatty acids that are components of fats. Explain how many cis-trans isomers exist for each of these of these fatty acids. Interestingly, only the all-cis isomers of each occur naturally. Draw the structure of the naturally occurring stereo isomer of linoleic and α-linolenic acid using skeletal structures.

HOČ(CH,),CH=CHCH,CH=CH(CH,),CH; Linoleic acid HOČ(CH2),CH=CHCH;CH=CHCH,CH=CHCH;CH; a-Linolenic acid

HO(CH,),CH=CHCH,CH=CH(CH,),CH; Linoleic acid HO(CH2),CH=CHCH;CH=CHCH,CH=CHCH;CH; a-Linolenic acid

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