Paul Saladino· MD
contrast this with linoleic acid also an 18 carbon fatty acid with two double bonds the first one appearing six carbons from the end of the molecule that's why we call it omega-6
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contrast this with linoleic acid also an 18 carbon fatty acid with two double bonds the first one appearing six carbons from the end of the molecule that's why we call it omega-6
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this linoleic acid is a very unstable fatty acid that's not really debated that's an organic chemist's proof you know you can prove that with Organic Chemistry that the more double bonds a molecule has the more unsaturated a fat molecule is and when there are more double bonds and the molecule is more unsaturated then you have more instability at the level of electrons attacking these double bonds
linolic acid is an 18 carbon Omega 6 polyunsaturated fatty acid that is very fragile and prone to oxidation