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Linoleic acidLinoleic acid is a polyunsaturated fatty acid found in plant and dairy products.
Chemical Formula:
C18H32O2
Layman's explanation:
Linoleic acid is a polyunsaturated fatty acid occurring widely in plant
glycerides or fats. Common sources include many vegetable oils such as flax seed,
safflower, soybean, peanut, and corn; some margarines; and dairy fats. It is a colorless
to straw-colored liquid, insoluble in water, but soluble in alcohol and ether.
Linoleic acid is easily oxidized by air and is combustible. It also appears as an aluminum salt,
in the form of yellow lumps or powder, that is practically insoluble in water
but soluble in oils and fixed alkalai hydroxides. Linoleic acid is essential in human nutrition and is used also for soaps, animal feeds, paints, drying
protective coatings, emulsifying or smoothing and wetting agents, and in biochemical
research. The conjugated form of linoleic acid or CLA has been associated with health
benefits such as lowered risk of cancer and atherosclerosis. Prepared CLA is available
as a supplement. However, foods high in CLA content could be used.
Keywords:
flax seed,
atherosclerosis,
cancer,
fatty acid,
polyunsaturated
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