Essential Fatty Acids are required for our body to carry out certain biological process. They need to be taken from outside source since our body cannot synthesize them.

1. ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS
IMPORTANT FOR ALL EXAMS
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2. CLASSES OF ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS
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3. Saturated &
Unsaturated
Fatty Acids
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4. Gate Questions (2020-2011)
1. Which of the following is the corrrect pair of Essential Fatty Acids ? (Gate 2020)
a) Oleic Acid & Lenoleic Acid
b) Lenoleic Acid & Linolenic Acid
c) Linolenic Acid & Lauric Acid
d) Linolenic Acid & Oleic Acid
2. Which of the following represent the group of Saturated Fatty Acids ? (Gate 2018)
a) Lauric, Myristic, Arachidic
b) Palmitic, Linoleic, Linolenic
c) Capric, Stearic & Oleic
d) Behenic, Caprylic, Arachidonic
3. Among the following fatty acids, which group is known as Essential Fatty Acids? (Gate
2012)
a) 9,11-Octadecadienoic & 9,11,13-Octadecatrienoic
b) 9,12-Octadecadienoic & 9,12,15-Octadecatrienoic
c) 9-Octadecenoic & 9,11-Octadec-adienoic
d) 9,11-Octadecadienoic & 9-Eicosenoic
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