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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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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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label |
branched-chain fatty acid |
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prefixIRI |
CHEBI:35819 |
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prefLabel |
branched-chain fatty acid |
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