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Nutrient Molecules
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Description of Illustrations

These are images of molecular structures for different types of fatty acids (including cis vs. trans bonds), proteins, glucose and Vitamin B12. Images are GIF format and are approximately 3" x 3".

Related MTOs

See the Nutrition and Biology MTO page for additional biology and nutrition illustrations.

Image Thumbnails

Fatty Acid Chain
Fatty Acid Chain with hydrocarbon chain highlighted in green and the end carboxylic acid highlighted in blue
3-D Fatty Acid
Fatty acid chain with spheres for the H, C and O atoms
Saturated Fat Chain
Saturated Fat - hydrocarbon chain with all single bonds
Monounsaturated Fat
Monounsaturated Fat - one souble bond in hydrocarbon chain

Polyunsaturated Fat
Polyunsaturated Fat - multiple double bonds in the hydrocarbon chain
Cis vs. Trans Bond
Cis vs Trans Double Bond
Cis Monosaturated Fat
Monounsaturated fat with cis bond causing bend in chain
Cis Polyunsaturated Fat
Polyunsaturated fat with multiple cis bonds causing chains to bend
Cis vs. Trans Bond
Cis vs Trans Double Bond with the cis bond being bent
Triglyceride
triglyceride with 3 fatty acid chains highlighted in green and the end glycerol link highlighted in blue
Lipoprotein
Lipoprotein Complex - done in 3D style showing exterior and interior structure
3-D Amino Acid
Amino Acid molecule with spheres for elements
Protein Strands
Illustration simulating 3D protein strands
3-D Glucose
Glucose with spheres for elements
Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 molecule structure

Original Course

Original Course: NUTR 100 - Contemporary Nutrition Concerns

Original Instructor: Rose L. Martin, Department of Nutrition

Other Uses: These images can be used in nutrition, biology, nursing and health classes.

Year: 2004

License and Download

This MTO item can be used royalty-free under the following conditions. See the MTO Item Open Source License for complete terms.

Download Link

All the images are compressed in a .zip file. Once you download the file, double-click on the .zip file to extract the graphics.

Download Images (fatmolecules.zip - 276 KB)

 

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Last Update: January 19, 2007