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 (16,791 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- fatty acid's instance of is recorded as structural class of chemical entities[3].
- fatty acid's canonical SMILES is recorded as OC([*])=O[4].
- fatty acid is a type of Q10395589[5].
- fatty acid is a type of aliphatic compound[6].
- fatty acid is a type of lipid[7].
- fatty acid is a type of fatty acyl[8].
- fatty acid is part of response to fatty acid[9].
- fatty acid is part of cellular response to fatty acid[10].
- fatty acid is part of poly(hydroxyalkanoate) biosynthetic process from fatty acid[11].
- fatty acid is part of fatty acid transmembrane transport[12].
- fatty acid is part of fatty acid transmembrane transporter activity[13].
- fatty acid is part of fatty acid transport[14].
- fatty acid is part of fatty acid homeostasis[15].
- fatty acid is part of fatty acid biosynthetic process[16].
- fatty acid is part of fatty acid elongation[17].
- fatty acid is used for food additive[18].
- fatty acid's Commons category is recorded as Fatty acids[19].
- fatty acid's has cause is recorded as fatty acid synthesis[20].
- fatty acid's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fatty acids[21].
- fatty acid's union of is recorded as list of values as qualifiers[22].
- fatty acid's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23].
Why It Matters
fatty acid ranks in the top 3% of structural_class_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,791 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]