Researchers discovered that the body and gut microbes jointly regulate fat metabolism using BA-MCY, a molecule that balances ...

The hydrophilic head is composed of a choline structure (blue ... atoms in one of the hydrocarbon (fatty acid) tails causes a slight kink on this molecule, so it appears bent.

To make an ester, a hydrogen atom must be removed from the hydroxyl group (–OH) of the alcohol. The –OH portion of the acid's carboxyl group must also be removed. The hydrogren atom and the ...