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thia fatty acid

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Any fatty acid having at least one of the chain methylene groups replaced by sulfur. Members of this group are believed to have important pharmacological (antioxidant and antiatherosclerosis) properties.

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Label

thia fatty acid

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Subsets

3_STAR

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chebi_ontology

has related synonym

sulfur-containing fatty acids, sulfur-containing fatty acid, thia fatty acids

id

CHEBI:59643