Fatty acid: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article title updated for style. | Nov 11, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - Fatty Acids. | Oct 16, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: OpenStax - Organic Chemistry - Biosynthesis of Fatty Acids. | Nov 28, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Royal Society of Chemistry Publishing - Food and Function - Fatty acid isomerism: analysis and selected biological functions. | Oct 15, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cell Press - Cell - The Long and Short of Fatty Acid Synthesis. | Sep 02, 2025 | ||
| Article restructured and cross-references added. | May 15, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Lipids and Fatty Acids. | Jan 04, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - The Role of Carnitine in Enhancing Physical Performance. | Sep 02, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The University of Hawaiʻi Pressbooks - Human Nutrition [DEPRECATED] - Nonessential and Essential Fatty Acids. | Aug 16, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - Fatty acid synthesis suppresses dietary polyunsaturated fatty acid use. | May 22, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Fatty Acid Signaling Mechanisms in Neural Cells: Fatty Acid Receptors. | Apr 12, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Open OOregon Pressbooks - Nutrition: Science and Everyday Application, v. 1.0 - Fatty Acid Types and Food Sources. | Jan 09, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Family Physician - Dietary Fatty Acids. | Sep 15, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Fatty Acid Synthesis. | May 26, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Oslo - Fatty Acids: Structures and Properties. | Apr 15, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Oregon State University - Linus Pauling Institute - Micronutrient Information Center - Essential Fatty Acids. | Mar 02, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - Fatty Acids. | Nov 29, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The mighty, mighty fatty acid. | Sep 14, 2022 | ||
| Added information on the use of fatty acids in skin-care products and dietary supplements. | May 12, 2020 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Feb 20, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Medicine Net - Definition of Fatty acid. | Sep 27, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Oslo - Fatty Acids: Structures and Properties. | Sep 27, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Fatty Acid Synthesis. | Sep 27, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Fatty Acids Are Synthesized and Degraded by Different Pathways. | Sep 27, 2016 | ||
| Added an illustration of a fatty acid molecule. | Jun 01, 2015 | ||
| Added information on palmitic and stearic acid and on essential and conditionally essential fatty acids. | Jun 01, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Fatty Acids. | Feb 03, 2014 | ||
| Added new Web site: Netbiochem - Classification of Fatty Acids. | Aug 07, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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