Palmitoleic Acid

Palmitoleic acid is an 16-carbon fatty acid with a single double bond derived from the saturated fatty acid, palmitic 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