Oleic acid is an 18-carbon fatty acid with a single double bond
derived from the saturated fatty acid, stearic
acid.
Oleic acid is an 18-carbon fatty acid with a single double bond
derived from the saturated fatty acid, stearic
acid.
See also: Fatty Acids,
Table 10.1, Synthesis
of Long Chain Fatty Acids, Fatty Acid Desaturation, Fatty Acid Synthase,
Palmitate Synthesis from Acetyl-CoA,
Fatty Acyl-CoA Desaturase