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fatty acid

carboxylic acid with a long aliphatic chain, either saturated or unsaturated
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fatty acid

Summary

fatty acid is a structural class of chemical entities[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of structural_class_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,655 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • fatty acid's instance of is recorded as structural class of chemical entities[3].
  • fatty acid is a type of monocarboxylic acid[4].
  • fatty acid is a type of aliphatic compound[5].
  • fatty acid is a type of fatty acyl[6].
  • fatty acid is part of response to fatty acid[7].
  • fatty acid is part of cellular response to fatty acid[8].
  • fatty acid is part of poly(hydroxyalkanoate) biosynthetic process from fatty acid[9].
  • fatty acid is part of fatty acid transmembrane transport[10].
  • fatty acid is part of fatty acid transmembrane transporter activity[11].
  • fatty acid is part of fatty acid transport[12].
  • fatty acid is part of fatty acid homeostasis[13].
  • fatty acid is part of fatty acid biosynthetic process[14].
  • fatty acid is part of fatty acid elongation[15].
  • fatty acid is used for food additive[16].
  • fatty acid's Commons category is recorded as Fatty acids[17].
  • fatty acid's has cause is recorded as fatty acid synthesis[18].
  • fatty acid's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fatty acids[19].
  • fatty acid's union of is recorded as list of values as qualifiers[20].
  • fatty acid's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21].
  • fatty acid's CXSMILES is recorded as OC([*])=O |$;;R;$|[22].

Why It Matters

fatty acid ranks in the top 3% of structural_class_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,655 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Has cause → fatty acid synthesis
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Instance of → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 4800, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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