Nonacosylic acid, or nonacosanoic acid, is a 29-
carbon
Carbon () is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol, symbol C and atomic number 6. It is nonmetallic and tetravalence, tetravalent—meaning that its atoms are able to form up to four covalent bonds due to its valence shell exhibiting 4 ...
long-chain saturated fatty acid
In chemistry, in particular in biochemistry, a fatty acid is a carboxylic acid with an aliphatic chain, which is either saturated or unsaturated. Most naturally occurring fatty acids have an unbranched chain of an even number of carbon atoms, ...
with the
chemical formula
A chemical formula is a way of presenting information about the chemical proportions of atoms that constitute a particular chemical compound or molecule, using chemical element symbols, numbers, and sometimes also other symbols, such as pare ...
CH
3(CH
2)
27COOH.
See also
*
List of saturated fatty acids
Saturated fatty acids are fatty acids that make up saturated fats.
Straight-chain
Saturated straight-chain fatty acids:
Branched-chain
Saturated branched-chain fatty acids:
See also
*List of unsaturated fatty acids
*Carboxylic acid
...
*
List of carboxylic acids
Carboxylic acids are organic acids characterized by a carboxyl (-COOH) functional group. The naming of these compounds is governed by IUPAC nomenclature, which ensures systematic and consistent naming of chemicals. Numerous organic compounds have ...
References
Fatty acids
Alkanoic acids
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