loading...| Preferred Name |
branched-chain fatty acid |
| Synonyms |
BCFAs branched fatty acid BCFA branched fatty acids Branched chain fatty acid branched-chain fatty acids |
| 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. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_35819 |
| database_cross_reference |
PMID:18318842 KEGG:C05996 |
| 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. |
| has_alternative_id |
CHEBI:22919 CHEBI:3166 |
| has_obo_namespace |
chebi_ontology |
| has_related_synonym |
BCFAs branched fatty acid BCFA branched fatty acids Branched chain fatty acid branched-chain fatty acids |
| id |
CHEBI:35819 |
| in_subset | |
| label |
branched-chain fatty acid |
| notation |
CHEBI:35819 |
| prefLabel |
branched-chain fatty acid |
| subClassOf |