hydrogenation
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Introduction
Addition of hydrogen to a molecule.
For example, addition of hydrogen to an unsaturated fatty acid resulting in a fatty acid with fewer double bonds. If the hydrogenation is partial rather than complete, isomerization about double bonds may result in trans fatty acids.
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.