ricinoleic acid

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q424484
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ricinoleic acid

Summary

ricinoleic acid is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (115 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • ricinoleic acid's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • ricinoleic acid's chemical structure is recorded as Ricinoleic acid.svg[4].
  • ricinoleic acid's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 141-22-0[5].
  • ricinoleic acid's EC number is recorded as 205-470-2[6].
  • ricinoleic acid's canonical SMILES is recorded as CCCCCCC(CC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)O)O[7].
  • ricinoleic acid's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C18H34O3/c1-2-3-4-11-14-17(19)15-12-9-7-5-6-8-10-13-16-18(20)21/h9,12,17,19H,2-8,10-11,13-16H2,1H3,(H,20,21)/b12-9-/t17-/m1/s1[8].
  • ricinoleic acid's InChIKey is recorded as WBHHMMIMDMUBKC-QJWNTBNXSA-N[9].
  • ricinoleic acid's chemical formula is recorded as C₁₈H₃₄O₃[10].
  • ricinoleic acid's subclass of is recorded as fatty alcohol[11].
  • ricinoleic acid's subclass of is recorded as octadecanoids[12].
  • ricinoleic acid's subclass of is recorded as (9Z)-12-hydroxyoctadec-9-enoic acid[13].
  • ricinoleic acid's part of is recorded as castor oil[14].
  • ricinoleic acid's Commons category is recorded as Ricinoleic acid[15].
  • ricinoleic acid's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL3186422[16].
  • ricinoleic acid's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027dwgq[17].
  • ricinoleic acid's UNII is recorded as I2D0F69854[18].
  • ricinoleic acid's ChemSpider ID is recorded as 558800[19].
  • ricinoleic acid's PubChem CID is recorded as 643684[20].
  • ricinoleic acid's KEGG ID is recorded as C08365[21].
  • ricinoleic acid's ZVG number is recorded as 102615[22].
  • ricinoleic acid's ChEBI ID is recorded as 28592[23].
  • ricinoleic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Claviceps purpurea[24].
  • ricinoleic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Claviceps paspali[25].
  • ricinoleic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Claviceps fusiformis[26].
  • ricinoleic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Paysonia densipila[27].

Why It Matters

ricinoleic acid ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (115 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Q2311683. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . GESTIS database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Occurrence of ricinoleic acid in submerged cultures of variousClaviceps sp.. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Occurrence of ricinoleic acid in submerged cultures of variousClaviceps sp.. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Occurrence of ricinoleic acid in submerged cultures of variousClaviceps sp.. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Densipolic Acid: a Unique Hydroxydienoid Acid from Lesquerella densipila Seed Oil1a. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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