Molecule: long-chain fatty acid

A fatty acid with a chain length ranging from C13 to C22.
Synonyms for long-chain fatty acid :
Higher fatty acid
LCFA
LCFAs
Long-chain fatty acid
long-chain fatty acids
Molecular Formula: CHO2R
Molecular wt: 45.017 g/mole
Charge: 0
SMILES: OC([*])=O
InChIKey:
CHEBI:15904
Sample reactions for this molecule:
chylomicron => TG-depleted chylomicron + 50 long-chain fatty acids + 50 diacylglycerols
Digestion of cholesterol esters by extracellular CEL (bile salt-dependent lipase)
Digestion of triacylglycerols by extracellular PTL:colipase
Digestion of monoacylglycerols by extracellular CEL (bile salt-dependent lipase)
Digestion of triacylglycerols by extracellular CEL (bile salt-dependent lipase)
Digestion of diacylglycerols by extracellular PTL:colipase
Digestion of triacylglycerols by extracellular pancreatic lipase-related protein 2
LPL hydrolyses TGs from mature CMs
ABCD1-3 dimers transfer LCFAs from cytosol to peroxisomal matrix
ABCD1-3 dimers transfer LCFAs from cytosol to peroxisomal matrix