carboxyl group

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fatty acids

  • lipid structure
    In lipid: Chemical properties

    …fatty acids is the acidic carboxyl group (COOH). It reacts with alcohols (R′OH) to form products known as esters (RCOOR′) and releases water in the process. This ester bond is the principal covalent bond linking fatty acid moieties to other groups in the more-complex lipids discussed in other sections of…

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molecular structure