Alicyclic compound
[ Alicyclic compound ] Relating to organic compounds which have a cyclic structure with aliphatic properties (such as cyclohexane). Also see: Aromatic compound Aliphatic compound
[ Alicyclic compound ] Relating to organic compounds which have a cyclic structure with aliphatic properties (such as cyclohexane). Also see: Aromatic compound Aliphatic compound
[ Aliphatic compound ] Compounds with open carbon chains (such as the alkanes) that do not form aromatic rings. Also see: Aromatic compound Alicyclic compound
[ Medium-chain fatty acid, MCFA ] Fatty acids with aliphatic tails of 6–12 carbon atoms. MCFAs do not require bile salts for digestion, passing directly from the from the gastrointestinal track to the portal system. This makes them candidates for… Read More »Medium-chain fatty acid
[ Short-chain fatty acid, SCFA, volatile fatty acid, VFA ] Fatty acids with aliphatic tails of less than 6 carbon atoms. SCFAs do not require bile salts for digestion, passing directly from the from the gastrointestinal track to the portal system and can… Read More »Short-chain fatty acid
[ medium-chain_fatty_acid, MCFA ] A fatty acid with an aliphatic tail of between 6 and 12 carbons. They include caproic acid, caprylic acid, capric acid and lauric acid. Food sources of MCFA include palm kernel oil, coconut oil and dairy… Read More »Medium-Chain Fatty Acid (MCFA)
[ Branched-chain amino acid, BCAA ] An amino acid having aliphatic side-chains with a branch. The three proteinogenic branched-chained amino acids are leucine, isoleucine and valine. Non-proteinogenic BCAAs include 2-aminoisobutyric acid. The three proteinogenic BCAAs are among the nine essential… Read More »Branched-chain amino acid
[ Very Long-Chain Fatty Acid, VLCFA ] A Fatty acid with an aliphatic tail of longer than 22 carbon atoms. VLCFAs are metabolized in peroxisomes, as they are too long to be metabolized in the mitochondria. See Long-Chain Fatty Acid.
[ Long-chain fatty acid, LCFA ] A fatty acid with an aliphatic tails of 13 to 21 carbon atoms.
[ Aromatic compound ] A cyclic, planar molecule with a ring of resonance bonds that are highly stable and do not readily react with other substances. While aromaticity as a chemical property bears no general relationship with the smell the… Read More »Aromatic compound