Organic Chemical
nervonic acid
Definitions related to nervonic acid:
  • A monounsaturated fatty acid with a 24-carbon backbone and the sole double bond originating from the 9th carbon from the methyl end, with this bond in the cis- configuration.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Monounsaturated fatty acid with 24 carbons and the double bond at the 9th carbon from the methyl end.
    CRCH Nutrition Terminology
    Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
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