Jacaric acid
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Jacaric acid is a conjugated
polyunsaturated fatty acid
. The melting point of this fatty acid is 44 °C. It occurs naturally in the seeds of the Jacaranda mimosifolia which contain about 36% jacaric acid.
Conjugated system
In chemistry, a conjugated system is a system of connected p-orbitals with delocalized electrons in compounds with alternating single and multiple bonds, which in general may lower the overall energy of the molecule and increase stability. Lone pairs, radicals or carbenium ions may be part of the...
polyunsaturated fatty acid
Polyunsaturated fatty acid
Polyunsaturated fatty acids are fatty acids that contain more than one double bond in their backbone. This class includes many important compounds, such as essential fatty acids and those that give drying oils their characteristic property....
. The melting point of this fatty acid is 44 °C. It occurs naturally in the seeds of the Jacaranda mimosifolia which contain about 36% jacaric acid.