iodine number
iodine number (iodine value) Carbon‐carbon double bonds in unsaturated compounds can react with iodine; this provides a means of determining the degree of unsaturation of a fat or other compound by the uptake of iodine. See also fatty acids, unsaturated.
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Unsaturated Fatty Acids , polyunsaturated fatty acids Long‐chain fatty acids containing two or more double bonds, separated by methylene bridges: —CH2—CH=CH—CH2—CH=CH—CH2—.
un… Triglyceride , Fats exist in foods—and are usually stored in the body—as triglycerides. Recent research relating levels of triglycerides in the blood stream to hear… Peptide Bond , A peptide bond is a linkage between the building blocks of proteins called amino acids (shorter strings of linked amino acids are known as peptides).… polypeptide , polypeptide A peptide comprising ten or more amino acids. Polypeptides that constitute proteins usually contain 100–300 amino acids. Shorter ones inc… saturated fat , saturated fat Organic fatty compounds, the molecules of which contain only saturated fatty acids combined with glycerol. These acids have long chains… Achlorhydria , hypochlorhydria Partial deficiency of hydrochloric acid secretion in the gastric juice. See also achlorhydria; anaemia, pernicious.
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