NAME : ANISA AZHAR

ROLL NUMBER : SP22-BPH-006

ASSIGNMENT : INTRODUCTION TO BIOSCIENCES
INSTRUCTOR : DR. MUHAMMAD JADOON
 SATURATED FATTY ACIDS :

NAME SOURCE MELTING POINT CARBON

(̊C) NUMBER

Lauric acid Coconut Oil 44 12

Myristic acid Butter Fat 58 14

Palmitic acid Most fats and oils 63 16

Stearic acid Most fats and oils 70 18

Capric acid More in coconut oil & less in palm 31.4 10

kernel oil

Caprylic acid Palm oil ,coconut oil and also present in 16.7 8
milk of humans and animals

Caproic acid Butter ,cheddar and other cheeses and -3 6

also in coconut oil
UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS :

NAME SOURCE CARBON MELTING

NUMBER POINT ( ̊ C)

Oleic acid Olive oil 18 4

Linoleic acid Vegetables Oil 18 -5

Linolenic acid Soyabeans and canola oil 18 -11

Arachidonic acid Lard(present in chicken etc) 20 -50

Palmitoleic acid Macadamia nuts 16 -0.1

Gondoic acid Jojoba oil 13-21 23-24

Nervonic acid King salmon and flax seeds 24 42.5-43