A polyunsaturated fatty acid is a fatty acid with _____ bond(s) on the carbon chain
a. one double
b. no double
c. oxidized
d. two or more double
D
Polyunsaturated fatty acids have two or more double bonds on the carbon chain. Fatty acids with one double bond on the carbon chain are monounsaturated; those with no double bonds are satu-rated. Polyunsaturated fatty acids are vulnerable to oxidation, but this is not part of their struc-ture.
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