Biologically Active Substance
erucic acids
[ ih-roo-sik ass-ids ]
Subclass of:
Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated
Definitions related to erucic acids:
  • cis-13-Docosenoic Acids. 22-Carbon monounsaturated, monocarboxylic acids.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (docosenoic acid) A class of monounsaturated fatty acids with 22 carbons.
    CRCH Nutrition Terminology
    Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
  • (docosenoic acid) A monounsaturated very long-chain fatty acid with a 22-carbon backbone and a single double bond originating from either the 3rd, 7th, 9th, 11th or 17th positions from the methyl end.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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