Talk:Palmitic acid

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Examples - Aspartate, Butanoate, Glutamate, etc. There are also separate articles for Acetate/Acetic acid, Propionate/Propionic acid, etc. -- Boris 07:01, 14 March 2006 (UTC) It would be convenient to see the dissociated form of the organic acid(s) on the same page. [User: AliceAliciaWilliams]

True, but there really is no need to separate the acid and its conjugate base. So long as it is clear and explicitly written that palmitate is the conjugate base of palmitic acid, there will be no confusion.

[edit] Relation to stored fats

What is the relation of Palmitic acid and the storage of fat in humans. I noticed

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