Preferred Name |
castor oil |
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Synonyms |
oil of Palma Christi tangantangan oil Ricinus communis oil Oleum Ricini Ricinus oil |
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Definitions |
A mixture of triglycerides obtained by pressing the seeds of the castor oil plant, Ricinus communis. The major component is triricinolein. Typical fatty acid composition on hydrolysis is 87% ricinoleic acid, 7% oleic acid, 3% linoleic acid, 2% palmitic acid, 1% stearic acid, and trace amounts of dihydroxystearic acid. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_140618 |
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database_cross_reference |
Wikipedia:Castor_oil PMID:28932063 CAS:8001-79-4 PMID:28750937 DrugBank:DB11113 KEGG:D06462 PMID:28618920 Reaxys:8196707 PMID:28838804 PMID:28671592 |
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definition |
A mixture of triglycerides obtained by pressing the seeds of the castor oil plant, Ricinus communis. The major component is triricinolein. Typical fatty acid composition on hydrolysis is 87% ricinoleic acid, 7% oleic acid, 3% linoleic acid, 2% palmitic acid, 1% stearic acid, and trace amounts of dihydroxystearic acid. |
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has_obo_namespace |
chebi_ontology |
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has_related_synonym |
oil of Palma Christi tangantangan oil Ricinus communis oil Oleum Ricini Ricinus oil |
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id |
CHEBI:140618 |
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in_subset | ||
label |
castor oil |
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notation |
CHEBI:140618 |
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prefLabel |
castor oil |
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RO_0000087 | ||
subClassOf |