monounsaturated fatty acid

Introduction

Unsaturated fatty acids with 1 site of unsaturation, carbon-carbon double-bond

Example: oleic acid

Laboratory

• monounsaturated fatty acids in serum/plasma

Also see monounsaturated fat as source of dietary fat

More general terms

• fatty acid

More specific terms

• myristoleate; myristoleic acid [C16:1w7]
• oleate; oleic acid [C18:1w9]
• palmitoleate; palmitoleic acid [C16:1w7]
• petroselinate; petroselinic acid [C16:1w7]

Additional terms

• monounsaturated fat