cis fatty acid

cis fatty acid

A natural fatty acid in which the carbon moieties lie on the same side of the double bond; natural fats and oils contain only cis double bonds (e.g., oleic acid, a monounsaturated fatty acid with a cis configuration).

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cis fatty acid

Nutrition A natural fatty acid, in which the carbon moieties lie on the same side of the double bond; natural fats and oils contain only cis double bonds–eg, oleic acid, a monounsaturated fatty acid with a cis configuration. See Fatty acid; Cf Trans fatty acid.

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