Organic Chemical
erucic acid
Definitions related to erucic acid:
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A monounsaturated very long-chain fatty acid with a 22-carbon backbone and a single double bond originating from the 9th position from the methyl end, with the double bond in the cis- configuration.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Monounsaturated fatty acid with 22 carbons and the double bond in the cis formation at the 9th carbon from the methyl end.CRCH Nutrition TerminologyCancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
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