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Abstract
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)
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- Fatty Acid
- Aliphatic Acid
- Aliphatic Acids
- Esterified Fatty Acid
- Fatty Acids, Esterified
- Fatty Acids, Saturated
- Saturated Fatty Acid
- Acid, Aliphatic
- Acid, Esterified Fatty
- Acid, Saturated Fatty
- Esterified Fatty Acids
- Fatty Acid, Esterified
- Fatty Acid, Saturated
- Saturated Fatty Acids
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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/metabolism was FATTY ACID METABOLISM 1965
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Fatty Acids. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005227. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005227
- Fatty Acids. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatty_acid
- Fatty Acids. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61476