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Lipids > Fatty Acids

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Fatty Acids  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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  • Fatty Acid

Scope note

  • Organic, monobasic acids derived from hydrocarbons by the equivalent of oxidation of a methyl group to an alcohol, aldehyde, and then acid. Fatty acids are saturated and unsaturated (FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED). (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)

History note

  • /metabolism was FATTY ACID METABOLISM 1965

In other languages

  • rasvahapot

    Finnish

  • acidum lipidicum
  • rasvahappo
  • Fettsyror

    Swedish

  • Alifatiska syror
  • Esterifierade fettsyror
  • Mättade fettsyror

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005227

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