Molecule: very long-chain fatty acid

A fatty acid which has a chain length greater than C22. Very long-chain fatty acids which have a chain length greater than C27 are also known as ultra-long-chain fatty acids.
Synonyms for very long-chain fatty acid :
VLCFA
VLCFAs
higher fatty acid
very long-chain fatty acids
Molecular Formula: CH2OR
Molecular wt: 45.017 g/mole
Charge: 0
SMILES: OC([*])=O
InChIKey:
CHEBI:27283
Sample reactions for this molecule:
ACSBG1,2 ligates CoA-SH to VLCFA, forming VLCFA-CoA
ACSF3 ligates CoA-SH to VLCFA
SLC27A3 ligates CoA-SH to VLCFA