polyunsaturated acid

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• Polyunsaturated fatty acid — Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are those which contain more than one double bond. Methylene Interrupted Polyenes These fatty acids have 2 or more cis double bonds which are separated from each other by a single methylene group. (This form is… …   Wikipedia

• Polyunsaturated fat — In nutrition, polyunsaturated fat is an abbreviation of polyunsaturated fatty acid. That is a fatty acid in which more than one double bond exists within the representative molecule. That is, the molecule has two or more points on its structure… …   Wikipedia

• polyunsaturated fatty acid — noun a fatty acid, such as arachidonic acid, that contains two or more carbon to carbon double bonds See Also: polyunsaturated fat, saturated fatty acid, unsaturated fatty acid …   Wiktionary

• Acid, fatty — One of many molecules that are long chains of lipid carboxylic acid found in fats and oils and in cell membranes as a component of phospholipids and glycolipids. (Carboxylic acid is an organic acid containing the functional group COOH.) Fatty… …   Medical dictionary

• polyunsaturated fatty acid — noun an unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has more than one double or triple valence bond per molecule; found chiefly in fish and corn and soybean oil and safflower oil • Hypernyms: ↑unsaturated fatty acid • Hyponyms: ↑omega 3 fatty acid …   Useful english dictionary

• polyunsaturated — poly·un·sat·u·rat·ed .päl ē .ən sach ə .rāt əd adj of an oil, fat, or fatty acid having in each molecule many chemical bonds in which two or three pairs of electrons are shared by two atoms compare MONOUNSATURATED * * * poly·un·sat·u·rat·ed… …   Medical dictionary

• polyunsaturated — adjective Date: 1932 of an oil or fatty acid having many double or triple bonds in a molecule compare monounsaturated …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Acid, trans fatty — An unhealthy substance, also known as trans fat, made through the chemical process of hydrogenation of oils. Hydrogenation solidifies liquid oils and increases the shelf life and the flavor stability of oils and foods that contain them. Trans fat …   Medical dictionary

• Omega-3 fatty acid — For an explanation of n and numerical nomenclature (such as n−3 or 18:3), see Fatty acid#Nomenclature. Types of fats in food Unsaturated fat Monounsaturated fat Polyunsaturated fat Trans fat Cis fat Omega fatty acids: ω−3 ω−6 ω−9 Saturated fat… …   Wikipedia

• Omega-6 fatty acid — For an explanation of n and numerical nomenclature (such as n−6 or 18:2), see Fatty acid#Nomenclature. Types of fats in food Unsaturated fat Monounsaturated fat Polyunsaturated fat Trans fat Cis fat Omega fatty acids: ω−3 ω−6 ω−9 Saturated fat… …   Wikipedia

• Essential fatty acid — Essential fatty acids, or EFAs, are fatty acids that cannot be constructed within an organism from other components (generally all references are to humans) by any known chemical pathways; and therefore mustbe obtained from the diet. The term… …   Wikipedia