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short chain fatty acid
Used for:
caprylate
Used for:
glyoxylate
Used for:
lipoate
Broader Terms:
fatty acid
Narrower Terms:
acetate
Narrower Terms:
butyrate
Narrower Terms:
glycolate
Narrower Terms:
mevalonate
Narrower Terms:
propionate
Narrower Terms:
pyruvate
Scope Note:
general term for fatty acids of intermediary metabolism, as opposed to structurally important lipids, arbitrarily defined as having less than 10 carbon atoms.
Term Number:
4000-0328
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