The Basic of Trans-Fatty Acids in Foods: An Update to Prevent Diseases
Journal Title: Advances in Food Technology and Nutritional Sciences - Open Journal - Year 2015, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
Most of naturally occurring Fatty Acids (FAs) in humans are found in cis (Z) configuration. The change of cis-FAs (e.g. monounsaturated and polyunsaturated FAs) in trans (E)-Fas is made by isomerization, which could be geometric and/or positional according to a given carbon chain.1-3 In the cis configuration, the two hydrogen atoms are on the same side of the carbon chain with respect to the double bond, a situation that produces a bend in the FAs, whereas in the trans configuration, the two hydrogen atoms are diagonally opposed to each other, straightening the carbon chain.
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Farid Menaa
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