Preferred Name |
fatty acid |
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Synonyms |
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Definitions |
Any aliphatic monocarboxylic acid derived from or contained in esterified form in an animal or vegetable fat, oil or wax. Natural fatty acids commonly have a chain of 4 to 28 carbons (usually unbranched and even-numbered), which may be saturated or unsaturated. By extension, the term is sometimes used to embrace all acyclic aliphatic carboxylic acids. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_35366 |
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charge |
0 |
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definition |
Any aliphatic monocarboxylic acid derived from or contained in esterified form in an animal or vegetable fat, oil or wax. Natural fatty acids commonly have a chain of 4 to 28 carbons (usually unbranched and even-numbered), which may be saturated or unsaturated. By extension, the term is sometimes used to embrace all acyclic aliphatic carboxylic acids. |
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formula |
CHO2R |
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is_conjugate_acid_of | ||
label |
fatty acid |
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mass |
45.01740 |
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monoisotopicmass |
44.99765 |
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prefixIRI |
CHEBI:35366 |
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prefLabel |
fatty acid |
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smiles |
OC([*])=O |
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subClassOf |