Palmitic acid H Olelc acid trans H Olela acid cis HO

Last updated: 9/1/2023

Palmitic acid H Olelc acid trans H Olela acid cis HO Condition Cyclopropane fatty acid HO Increase the amount of cis unsaturated fatty acids Increase the amount of hopane or hopanoids in the membrane Increase the amount of cyclized fatty acids in the membrane Increase the carbon chain length of the fatty acid External condition Temperature goes from 15 C to 43 C Composition of free fatty acid fractions The compositions were determined as previously described 6 and are expressed as percentages of the total radioactivity 10 000 to 50 000 epm Palmitoleio cia Vaccento cis 13 Ricosenola Myriatio Palmitic Stearle Acid Arachidio Behenlo 4 0 42 4 17 0 1 0 11 6 20 3 4 1 1 0 LWI 43 3 2 10 5 2 8 5 6 28 3 Strala 15 3 0 40 7 10 6 1 0 25 8 17 1 2 8 38 9 9 9 1 1 1 0 LWS 43 3 7 11 8 2 5 8 7 44 2 20 5 2 0 1 0 Table from JOURNAL OF BIOLOQICAL CHEMISTRY Vol 250 No 17 Issue of September 10 pp 7074 7077 1975 Makes membrane More Makes membrane Less Fluid fluid