National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Dietary Fatty Acid
Synonyms

Total Dietary Fatty Acid

Dietary Fatty Acid

Definitions

A class of organic compound that is found in various foods, comprising an alkyl chain with a carboxylic acid end. Naturally occurring dietary fatty acids have a carbon backbone that ranges in length from 4 to 24 units.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C68339

ALT_DEFINITION

Compound found in food containing from 4 to 24 carbons in a hydrocarbon chain, including a carboxyl group (-COOH) at one end and a methyl group (-CH3) at the other end.

code

C68339

Contributing_Source

CRCH

DEFINITION

A class of organic compound that is found in various foods, comprising an alkyl chain with a carboxylic acid end. Naturally occurring dietary fatty acids have a carbon backbone that ranges in length from 4 to 24 units.

FULL_SYN

Total Dietary Fatty Acid

Dietary Fatty Acid

INFOODS

FACID

label

Dietary Fatty Acid

Legacy Concept Name

Dietary_Fatty_Acid

Preferred_Name

Dietary Fatty Acid

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C68339

Semantic_Type

Organic Chemical

UMLS_CUI

C2348264

Unit

g

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C2317

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