Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134832302
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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The reason for the name given to the reaction “dehydrogenation” is an appropriate one.

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A chemical reaction that converts saturated fatty acid into unsaturated fatty acid is called “dehydrogenation reaction”. During dehydrogenation, hydrogen is removed from a molecule. Removal of hydrogen produces double, or triple bonds among atoms within fatty acids.

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