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medium-chain fatty acid

CHEBI:CHEBI_59554

Definition

Any fatty acid with a chain length of between C6 and C12.

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
CHO2R
Molecular Mass
45.01740
Charge
0
SMILES
OC([*])=O

Alternative Names

  • MCFA
  • MCFAs
  • medium-chain fatty acids

Drug Classification

Important Medical Information

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Additional Identifiers

core#notation
CHEBI:59554

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Additional Attributes

oboInOwl#hasOBONamespace
chebi_ontology
oboInOwl#id
CHEBI:59554
core#notation
CHEBI:59554
oboInOwl#inSubset
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/chebi#3_STAR
chebi#is_conjugate_acid_of
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_59558
22-rdf-syntax-ns#type
http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
chebi#is_conjugate_base_of
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_59558
owl#someValuesFrom
t251784
owl#annotatedSource
t252596