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Chapter 9: 10P (page 290)

Draw the structure of the fatty acid amide that forms when arachidonate is linked to ethanolamine.

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The structure of fatty acid amide:

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Fatty acids

Fatty acids are a kind of carboxylic acid with a lengthy aliphatic chain that may be saturated or unsaturated. These are divided into triglycerides, fatty acids, and cholesterol esters. Fatty acids are significant compounds that play key functions in complicated metabolic processes.

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Diagrammatic representation of fatty acid amide when Arachidonate linked to ethanolamine

Polyunsaturated fatty acid arachidonic acid is found in the body cell membrane's phospholipids. The brain, muscles, and liver all contain it. It is a 20-carbon carboxylic acid with four cis-double bonds in its chain. Arachidonate's first double bond is found in the sixth carbon atom from the omega end.

Ethanolamine is a chemical substance that is made up of organic molecules. It has a primary hydroxyl as well as a primary amine.

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