loading...| Preferred Name |
branched-chain fatty acid |
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| Synonyms |
branched fatty acid branched-chain fatty acids branched fatty acids Branched chain fatty acid BCFA BCFAs |
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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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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_35819 |
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| database_cross_reference |
KEGG:C05996 PMID:18318842 |
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| has_alternative_id |
CHEBI:22919 CHEBI:3166 |
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| has_obo_namespace |
chebi_ontology |
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| has_related_synonym |
branched fatty acid branched-chain fatty acids branched fatty acids Branched chain fatty acid BCFA BCFAs |
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| id |
CHEBI:35819 |
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| is conjugate acid of | ||
| label |
branched-chain fatty acid |
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| notation |
CHEBI:35819 |
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| prefLabel |
branched-chain fatty acid |
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| textual 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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| subClassOf |
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