desaturation
- noun
- /ˌdiːsætʃəˈreɪʃən/
- Specialized
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desaturación
- The process of desaturation involves removing hydrogen atoms to create double bonds in fatty acids.
Examples
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In one instance, the same compound, when chromatographed, took minutes to reach full desaturation, but when isolated from the crude mixture, took several days to reach full desaturation.
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In one instance, the same compound, when chromatographed, took minutes to reach full desaturation, but when isolated from the crude mixture, took several days to reach full desaturation.
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If, for example, a pregnant woman is unhappy because she is dominated by an authoritarian boss, she has a high level of hormones such as cortisol that are blocking agents of the reactions of desaturation and elongation of fatty acid molecules.
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In metabolic pathways, desaturation transforms saturated fats into healthier unsaturated fats.
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Nutritionists study the desaturation of omega-3 fatty acids to understand their health benefits.
Synonyms
A process that removes hydrogen atoms from a molecule, often by an enzyme or a catalyst
Antonyms
How Saturated
Surface Forms
Morphology
desaturation = desaturate (semi-transparent) = de + satur + ate + ion
This is a standard noun formation from the verb 'desaturate', meaning the process of desaturating.
Etymology
Desaturation comes from de- meaning 'remove' and saturation meaning 'full'. In chemistry a 'saturated' molecule is 'full' of hydrogen, so to desaturate is to take hydrogen away and form double bonds.