Organic Chemical
columbinic acid
Definitions related to columbinic acid:
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A polyunsaturated long-chain fatty acid with an 18-carbon backbone and exactly three double bonds, originating from the 6th, 9th and 13th positions from the methyl end.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Polyunsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbons and 3 double bonds at the 6th, 9th and 13th carbons from the methyl end. The double bonds at the 6th and 9th carbons from the methyl end are in the cis formation and the double bond at the 13th carbon from the methyl end is in the trans formation.CRCH Nutrition TerminologyCancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
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