Image Credit: Debbi Gerdt / Shutterstock.com Saturated and unsaturated fats. All fats have a chemical structure that consists of long hydrocarbon chains, which is a series of carbon atoms bonded ...

Long hydrocarbon chains are essential components of biomolecules used for structure and function in living organisms. The selective recognition and effective binding of hydrocarbons within ...

The medium-chain hydrocarbons they produce can be broken down into shorter chains and polymerized into plastics, or lengthened to make products such as diesel. Skip to main content.

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is a member of a group of natural compounds known to many as omega-3 fatty acids. The omega-3 (or ω-3) designation means that there is a double bond at the third carbon atom ...