Nonacosylic acid, or nonacosanoic acid, is a 29-
carbon
Carbon () is a chemical element with the symbol C and atomic number 6. It is nonmetallic and tetravalent
In chemistry, the valence (US spelling) or valency (British spelling) of an element is the measure of its combining capacity with o ...
long-chain 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 ...
with the
chemical formula
In chemistry, a chemical formula is a way of presenting information about the chemical proportions of atoms that constitute a particular chemical compound or molecule, using chemical element symbols, numbers, and sometimes also other symbols, ...
CH
3(CH
2)
27COOH.
See also
*
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 ...
*
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 ...
References
Fatty acids
Alkanoic acids
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