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wax ester

A fatty acid ester resulting from the condensation of the carboxy group of a fatty acid with the alcoholic hydroxy group of a fatty alcohol.

ChEBI ID: 10036

Members (4)

MemberDefinitionRole
cetyl myristoleatePalmityl myristoleate
octadecyl palmitateA palmitate ester resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of palmitic acid with the hydroxy group of stearyl alcohol.stearyl palmitate
oleyl oleateA wax ester obtained by the formal condensation of oleic acid and oleyl alcohol.oleyl oleate
palmityl oleateA wax ester obtained by the formal condensation of hexadecan-1-ol with oleic acid.palmityl oleate

Research

Studies (388)

TimeframeStudies, Drugs in This Class (%)All Drugs %
pre-1990234 (60.31)18.7374
1990's38 (9.79)18.2507
2000's52 (13.40)29.6817
2010's49 (12.63)24.3611
2020's15 (3.87)2.80

Study Types

Publication TypeStudies, Drugs in This Class (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials41 (8.91%)5.53%
Reviews20 (4.35%)6.00%
Case Studies21 (4.57%)4.05%
Observational3 (0.65%)0.25%
Other375 (81.52%)84.16%