Fatty acid

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Contents 1 Used for 2 See for 3 Broader Terms 4 Narrower Terms 5 Related Terms 6 Scope Note 7 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

aminoacyl fatty acid, branched chain fatty acid, fluoro fatty acid, iodo fatty acid, keto fatty acid, lipoaminoacid

See for

delta aminolevulinate

Broader Terms

carboxylate, lipid

Narrower Terms

free fatty acid, hydroxy fatty acid, long chain fatty acid, saturated fatty acid, short chain fatty acid, unsaturated fatty acid

Related Terms

essential 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; chemically R COOH where R is an aliphatic moiety; the common fatty acids of biological origin are linear chains with an even number of carbon atoms.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• The final fatty acid is released from monoacylglycerols through the action of monoacylglycerol lipase, an enzyme active in the absence of hormonal stimulation.
• The site of unsaturation in a fatty acid is indicated by the symbol D and the number of the first carbon of the double bond (e.
• When all of the carbon-to-carbon bonds that hold the chain together are single, the fatty acid is said to be saturated.
• Ltd Rice Bran Distillated Fatty Acid [Thailand] Rice bran distillated fatty acid is obtained from de-acidificatio Surin Bran Oil Co.
• Product release: When the fatty acid is 16 carbon atoms long, a Thioesterase domain catalyzes hydrolysis of the thioester linking the fatty acid to phosphopantetheine.

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