Which fatty acid is first synthesized by man?
Correct Answer: Linoleic acid
Description: Swedish scientist Scheele isolated glycerol in 1779. Chevreul ME isolated oleic, stearic, butyric and caproic acids in 1823. In 1898, Edmed FG identified the structure of oleic acid. Linoleic acid was prepared from linseed oil by Sacc F in 1844. Lauric acid (12:0) was discovered in Lauraceae seeds by Marsson T in 1849. Franz Soxhlet, a German chemist, invented the Soxhlet apparatus in 1879. This apparatus was used first to separate fats from food.Ref: DM Vasudevan - Textbook of Biochemistry, 8th edition, page no: 74
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