Fatty Acids: Structures and Properties
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- 23 September 2005
- book chapter
- Published by Wiley
Abstract
Fatty acids play a key role in metabolism: as a metabolic fuel, as a necessary component of all membranes, and as a gene regulator. In addition, fatty acids have a number of industrial uses.Keywords
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