Arachidonic acid is

Question

Arachidonic acid is (A) non-essential fatty acid (B) essential fatty acid (C) olyunsaturated fatty acid (D) both b and c

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Fatty acid having more than one double bond is called polyunsaturated fatty acid. In arachidonic acid have four double bonds and is essential fatty acid. The animals cannot synthesize it.

Q. Arachidonic acid is

non-essential fatty acid

essential fatty acid

olyunsaturated fatty acid

both b and c

Fatty acid having more than one double bond is called polyunsaturated fatty acid. In arachidonic acid have four double bonds and is essential fatty acid. The animals cannot synthesize it.