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Fatty Acid Biosynthesis
Proteins (2)
Compounds (21)
| Compound | Description |
|---|
| acetic acid | Product of the oxidation of ethanol and of the destructive distillation of wood. It is used locally, occasionally internally, as a counterirritant and also as a reagent. (Stedman, 26th ed) |
| lauric acid | |
| palmitic acid | A common saturated fatty acid found in fats and waxes including olive oil, palm oil, and body lipids. |
| Coenzyme A | |
| myristic acid | A saturated 14-carbon fatty acid occurring in most animal and vegetable fats, particularly butterfat and coconut, palm, and nutmeg oils. It is used to synthesize flavor and as an ingredient in soaps and cosmetics. (From Dorland, 28th ed) |
| 3-hydroxypalmitic acid | |
| butyric acid | A four carbon acid, CH3CH2CH2COOH, with an unpleasant odor that occurs in butter and animal fat as the glycerol ester. |
| octanoic acid | RN given refers to parent cpd; structure in Merck Index, 9th ed, #1764 |
| 3-hydroxybutyric acid | BUTYRIC ACID substituted in the beta or 3 position. It is one of the ketone bodies produced in the liver. |
| 2-decenoic acid | RN given refers to cpd without isomeric designation |
| 2-dodecenoic acid | structure in first source |
| 2-tetradecenoic acid | |
| beta-hydroxymyristic acid, (R)-isomer | |
| myrmicacin, (R)-isomer | |
| 3-hydroxydodecanoic acid, (R)-isomer | |
| acetoacetic acid | |
| 3-ketooctanoic acid | |
| decanoic acid | |
| acetyl coenzyme a | Acetyl CoA participates in the biosynthesis of fatty acids and sterols, in the oxidation of fatty acids and in the metabolism of many amino acids. It also acts as a biological acetylating agent. |
| crotonic acid | a stereospecific unsaturated carboxylic acid found in CROTON OIL |
| hexanoic acid | |