stearic acid

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Diagram showing the structural formula of stearic acid, a lipid, with a carboxyl group at one end and a long hydrocarbon chain labeled along the molecule.

A composite diagram shows the structural formulas, space-filling models, and simplified depictions of lipid molecules including stearic acid and phosphatidylcholine, and how these assemble into a micelle and lipid bilayer, with labels identifying hydrophilic heads and hydrophobic tails.

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chemical compound

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Diagram showing the structural formula of stearic acid, a lipid, with a carboxyl group at one end and a long hydrocarbon chain labeled along the molecule.

stearic acid

Structural formula of stearic acid.

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A composite diagram shows the structural formulas, space-filling models, and simplified depictions of lipid molecules including stearic acid and phosphatidylcholine, and how these assemble into a micelle and lipid bilayer, with labels identifying hydrophilic heads and hydrophobic tails.

Lipid structure

Structure and properties of two representative lipids. Both stearic acid (a fatty...

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