pufa

Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are fatty acids that contain more than one double bond in their backbone. This class includes many important compounds, such as essential fatty acids and those that give drying oils their characteristic property.

Polyunsaturated fatty acids can be classified in various groups by their chemical structure:

methylene-interrupted polyenes

conjugated fatty acids

other PUFAsBased on the length of their carbon backbone, they are sometimes classified in two groups:

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