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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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

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

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

• WaxesRelated: Long-chain fatty acids supply the acid portion of many wax esters.

• MarblingRelated: The fatty-acid composition of marbling influences its nutritional profile and physical properties.

• Fatty alcoholRelated: Fatty acids are chemically related long-chain compounds and can be reduced to fatty alcohols.

• Aliphatic compoundRelated: Fatty acids combine an aliphatic chain with a reactive carboxyl group.

• Jack W. SzostakRelated: Fatty acids can form simple membranes relevant to Szostak’s protocell models.

• Open-chain compoundRelated: Many fatty acids have long open-chain carbon backbones.