What does unsaturation mean?

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  1. (chemistry) The condition of being unsaturated
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Since these enzymes cannot introduce sites of unsaturation beyond C9 they cannot synthesize either linoleate or linolenate.
The lipids in poultry exhibit a higher degree of unsaturation than red meats due to a relatively high content of phospholipids.
A monounsaturated fatty acid has one point of unsaturation, while a polyunsaturated fatty acid has two or more.
The degree of unsaturation of fatty acids has been shown to influence several of these steps, at least in mammals.
During hydrogenation some of the unsaturation is converted to the trans configuration, with like groups on opposite sides of the plane.
In many cases, properties attributed to sphingomyelins may simply be due to chain length and unsaturation.

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