Geddic acid, or tetratriacontanoic acid, is a 34-carbon-long
carboxylic acid
In organic chemistry, a carboxylic acid is an organic acid that contains a carboxyl group () attached to an R-group. The general formula of a carboxylic acid is or , with R referring to the alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, or other group. Carboxylic ...
and
saturated fatty acid
A saturated fat is a type of fat in which the fatty acid chains have all single bonds. A fat known as a glyceride is made of two kinds of smaller molecules: a short glycerol backbone and fatty acids that each contain a long linear or branched ch ...
. It occurs in cotton, carnauba, candelilla wax, and in
ghedda wax (wild beeswax), from which its common name is derived.
See also
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List of carboxylic acids
Carboxylic acids are organic acids characterized by a carboxyl (-COOH) functional group. The naming of these compounds is governed by IUPAC nomenclature, which ensures systematic and consistent naming of chemicals. Numerous organic compounds have o ...
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List of saturated fatty acids
See also
*List of unsaturated fatty acids
*Carboxylic acid
**List of carboxylic acids
*Dicarboxylic acid
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Saturated Fatty Acids
A saturated fat is a type of fat in which the fatty acid chains ...
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Very long chain fatty acid A very-long-chain fatty acid (VLCFA) is a fatty acid with 22 or more carbons. Their biosynthesis occurs in the endoplasmic reticulum. VLCFA's can represent up to a few percent of the total fatty acid content of a cell.
Unlike most fatty acids, V ...
References
Alkanoic acids
Fatty acids
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