loading...| Preferred Name |
branched-chain fatty acid |
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| Definitions |
Any fatty acid in which the parent hydrocarbon chain has one or more alkyl substituents; a common component in animal and bacterial lipids. The fatty acyl chain is usually saturated and the substituent a methyl group; however, unsaturated BCFAs are found in marine animals, and branches other than methyl are found in microbial lipids. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_35819 |
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| alternative term |
BCFAs branched-chain fatty acids BCFA Branched chain fatty acid |
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| definition |
Any fatty acid in which the parent hydrocarbon chain has one or more alkyl substituents; a common component in animal and bacterial lipids. The fatty acyl chain is usually saturated and the substituent a methyl group; however, unsaturated BCFAs are found in marine animals, and branches other than methyl are found in microbial lipids. |
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branched-chain fatty acid |
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CHEBI:35819 |
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branched-chain fatty acid |
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