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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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