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The 76 pages that link to Fatty acid, each with the reason it gives.

• Carboxylic acidBroader topic: This structural class forms the acid-derived chains of many lipids.

• TriglycerideRelated: Three fatty acids supply the hydrocarbon chains in each triglyceride.

• MetabolismRelated: Fatty acids provide dense fuel and building material for lipid synthesis.

• TerpeneCompared with: Fatty acids are major natural hydrocarbons but are assembled by a different biosynthetic logic.

• PhospholipidBroader topic: Its hydrocarbon chain supplies the hydrophobic portion of many phospholipids.

• Saturated fatNarrower topic: Saturated fats are built from fatty acids whose chains lack carbon–carbon double bonds.

• SoapNarrower topic: Soap’s anionic portion is the carboxylate form of a fatty acid.

• Dietary fatBroader topic: The chain’s length and double bonds help determine a dietary fat’s properties.

• Smoke pointBroader topic: Fatty-acid structure helps determine a fat’s stability under heat.

• Lipid bilayerRelated: Fatty-acid chain length and unsaturation affect how tightly bilayer lipids pack.

• Omega-3 fatty acidNarrower topic: Omega-3s are classified by the structure of their fatty-acid chains.

• Beta oxidationNarrower topic: Fatty acids supply the carbon chains that beta oxidation progressively shortens.

• SaponificationBroader topic: Each fatty-acid residue becomes a carboxylate salt in the alkaline reaction mixture.

• BlubberBroader topic: Fatty acids are the principal molecular units stored in blubber lipids.

• Oleic acidNarrower topic: Oleic acid is one member of this broad chemical family.

• Arachidonic acidNarrower topic: Arachidonic acid is a long-chain member of this chemical family.

• Milk fatNarrower topic: Milk fat’s distinctive properties depend on its mix of fatty-acid chain lengths and saturation.

• AmphiphileBroader topic: Its carboxyl group and hydrocarbon tail illustrate amphiphilic structure.

• Carboxyl groupRelated: Its carboxyl group anchors the polar end of an otherwise largely nonpolar molecule.

• Short-chain fatty acidNarrower topic: Short-chain fatty acids are one chain-length class within this broader family.

• EmollientRelated: Fatty acids contribute to the lipid mixtures that give emollients their texture and barrier effects.

• Essential fatty acidNarrower topic: Essential fatty acids are defined by their dietary necessity within this larger class.

• LipidRelated: Its chain length and saturation help determine the physical properties of many lipids.

• Cooking oilBroader topic: Its chain length and saturation shape an oil’s physical and chemical properties.

• Trans fatNarrower topic: Trans fats are defined by the configuration of double bonds in their unsaturated fatty acids.

• E–Z notationNarrower topic: Double-bond geometry in unsaturated fatty acids affects chain shape and material properties.

• CarboxylateRelated: Fatty acids form carboxylates when deprotonated, including in soaps and metabolism.

• LipolysisBroader topic: Lipolysis releases fatty acids that can travel to tissues for oxidation.

• MonoterpeneCompared with: Fatty acids are another major class of plant-derived compounds, but are not assembled from isoprene units.

• BeeswaxRelated: Long-chain fatty acids and their derivatives are among beeswax’s chemical constituents.

• Phospholipid bilayerRelated: Fatty-acid chains form the hydrophobic tails whose length and saturation affect packing.

• Stearic acidNarrower topic: Stearic acid is one member of this family, with a saturated 18-carbon chain.

• Vegetable oilBroader topic: Its chain length and unsaturation help determine an oil’s properties.

• Alpha-linolenic acidNarrower topic: ALA’s carbon chain and carboxyl group define it as a fatty acid.

• Linoleic acidNarrower topic: Linoleic acid belongs to this broad class of molecules.

• Lauric acidNarrower topic: Lauric acid is one member of this broad family of lipid building blocks.

• Lipid metabolismNarrower topic: Fatty acids are both products and substrates throughout lipid metabolism.

• Palmitic acidNarrower topic: Palmitic acid is one specific member of this broad lipid building-block family.

• SphingolipidRelated: Its chain attaches to the sphingoid base to create ceramide.

• Chemical evolutionBroader topic: Some fatty acids can assemble into membranes that enclose primitive reaction systems.

• Lipid oxidationNarrower topic: Fatty-acid structure determines how readily a lipid can be oxidized.

• Membrane fluidityBroader topic: Chain length and unsaturation alter the space and motion available in a bilayer.

• AdipocyteRelated: Fatty acids are stored in adipocytes and released during fuel mobilization.

• CanolaRelated: Canola breeding altered the fatty-acid profile of the seed oil.

• Fatty acid elongationNarrower topic: Elongation changes the chain length of this broader class of molecules.

• Monounsaturated fatNarrower topic: Monounsaturated fats are classified by the number of double bonds in their fatty-acid chains.

• Mycolic acidNarrower topic: Mycolic acids are an unusually large and structurally complex fatty-acid family.

• Omega-6 fatty acidNarrower topic: Its carbon chain and carboxyl group provide the basic structure classified by omega position.

• Polyunsaturated fatty acidNarrower topic: Polyunsaturated fatty acids are defined by the number of double bonds in this broader class.

• Alkyd resinNarrower topic: Fatty acids attach oil-derived chains to the polyester structure.