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Abstract
UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS that contain at least one double bond in the trans configuration, which results in a greater bond angle than the cis configuration. This results in a more extended fatty acid chain similar to SATURATED FATTY ACIDS, with closer packing and reduced fluidity. HYDROGENATION of unsaturated fatty acids increases the trans content.
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- Trans Fatty Acid
- Trans-Fatty Acids
- Acid, Trans Fatty
- Acids, Trans Fatty
- Acids, Trans-Fatty
- Fatty Acid, Trans
- Fatty Acids, Trans
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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coord with specific fatty acid if pertinent
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2004
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- Fatty Acids (1968-2003)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Trans Fatty Acids. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D044242. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D044242
- Trans Fatty Acids. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans_fat
- Trans Fatty Acids. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q243465