short-chain fatty acid

Term ID

CHEBI:26666

Synonyms

SCFA
SCFAs
short-chain fatty acids

Definition

An aliphatic monocarboxylic acid with a chain length of less than C6. If any non-hydrocarbon substituent is present, the compound is not normally regarded as a short-chain fatty acid.

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Ontology

ChEBI ( EBI )

Relationships

is a type of: fatty acid

fatty acid Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: (2E)-3-methylhex-2-enoic acid (4R)-4-hydroxypentanoic acid 2-ethylhydracrylic acid 2-hexenoic acid 2-hydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid ... Show All 24 Terms

(2E)-3-methylhex-2-enoic acid (4R)-4-hydroxypentanoic acid 2-ethylhydracrylic acid 2-hexenoic acid 2-hydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid 2-methylbut-2-enoic acid 2-methylvaleric acid 2-oxobutanoic acid 3-hydroxypentanoic acid 3-methylbut-2-enoic acid 3-methylvaleric acid 4-methylpent-3-enoic acid butenoic acid dimethylbutyric acid fatty acid 4:0 isovaleric acid methylbutyric acid omega-hydroxy-short-chain fatty acid pentadienoic acid pentenoic acid pivalic acid propionic acid propynoic acid valeric acid Show first 5 Terms
inverse is_conjugate_base_of: short-chain fatty acid anion

short-chain fatty acid anion Show first 5 Terms
is_conjugate_acid_of: short-chain fatty acid anion

short-chain fatty acid anion Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype resulting from short-chain fatty acid

Phenotype where environments contain short-chain fatty acid

Phenotype modified by environments containing short-chain fatty acid

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