Answer to Question #320475 in Biochemistry for Hrithik

Question

Draw the line/structural formulae for the following modified fatty acids:

a. 10-(Propoxy) decanoate, a synthetic fatty acid with antiparasitic activity used 

to treat African sleeping sickness, a disease caused by the protozoan T. brucei 

(the propoxy group is –O-CH2CH2CH3)

b. Phytanic acid (3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoate), found in dairy 

products

c. Lactobacillic acid (cis-11,12-methyleneoctadecanoate), found in various 

microorganisms

Answer 1

a. 10-(Propoxy) decanoate

B) Phytanic acid

C)Lactobacillic acid