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1.1 Membrane Structure and Composition
... of saturated to unsaturated hydrocarbon chains of the phospholipids. Saturated hydrocarbons are straight-chains ("saturated" with hydrogens), and unsaturated hydrocarbons have one or more double bonds (not "saturated" with hydrogens). A group of phospholipids with saturated hydrocarbon ...
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NCSU: ENT/ort-45 HORTICULTURAL OILS AS INSECTICIDES
... 1: Unsulfonated Residue. Oils have saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons. Unsaturated hydrocarbons are more unstable than saturated hydrocarbons and, when they are sprayed onto plants, they tend to form substances which are toxic to plants. When oil is mixed with strong sulfuric acid, the saturated hydrocarbons ...
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The Succulent Plant Page: Glossary of Botanical Terms
... moldable high molecular weight solid substances of animal, plant or mineral origin. Wax may contain saturated hydrocarbons, esters of higher fatty acids, and higher alcohols. Most natural waxes contain a wide range ...
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Botany online: Ions and Small Molecules
... Nutrients Aliphatic Hydrocarbons Alcohols Aldehydes and Ketones Organic Acids Esters Sugars - Carbohydrates - Monosaccharides Disaccharides and Glycosidic Bonds Aromatic Hydrocarbons Amino ... saturated and unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons and the derived alcohols, aldehydes, organic acids and esters is imperative. The structures of sugars and their biosynthetic precursors, the aromatic hydrocarbons ...
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Botany online: Eutrophication, Air Pollution, Acid Rain, Forest Damages - Balance of Ecosystems
... The rotting process consumes the remaining oxygen, while it produces toxic hydrocarbons like methan. This again leads to a further damage of the ... Erie in the North of the USA. Oligotrophic lakes are usually saturated in oxygen, while the oxygen content drops to 30 percent of ... offers a first aid: the consequence is a lake that is saturated in oxygen and nutrients. At the same time, biomass and ...
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food issues-food supply security
... to one estimate, annual water use is only about 8% of runoff (after soils are saturated). In other words, 92% swells streams, rivers, and lakes, and ends up in the sea ... most western societies are in cold climates, can grow fewer crops, and need to burn hydrocarbons to keep warm in winter. Societies that are still land based, diffused, administered from a ...
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