Organic Chemical
punicic acid
Definitions related to punicic acid:
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A polyunsaturated long-chain fatty acid with an 18-carbon backbone and exactly three double bonds, originating from the 5th, 7th and 9th positions from the methyl end, with these three bonds in the cis-, trans- and cis- configurations, respectively.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Polyunsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbons and 3 double bonds at the 5th, 7th and 9th carbons from the methyl end. The double bonds at the 5th and 9th carbons are in the cis formation, and the double bond at the 7th carbon is in the trans formation.CRCH Nutrition TerminologyCancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
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