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| Behenic acid | |
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| Chemical Name | Docosanoic acid |
| Chemical Formula | C22H44O2 |
| CAS Number | 112-85-6 |
| Chemical Information | HMDB00944 |
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| Functional Taxonomy | Not Available |
| Nutritional Taxonomy | Not Available |
| Metabolic Pathways | Not Available |
| Biofluid Location | Not Available |
| Tissue Location | Not Available |
| Normal Biofluid Concentrations | Not Available |
| Normal Tissue Concentrations | Not Available |
| Diseases / Conditions Related to Nutrition | Not Available |
| Other (Monogenic Disorders) | Not Available |
| Abnormal Biofluid Concentrations | Not Available |
| Abnormal Tissue Concentrations | Not Available |
| Physiological Processes | Not Available |
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Behenic acid, also docosanoic acid, is a normal carboxylic acid, a fatty acid with formula C21H43COOH. -- Wikipedia; It is an important constituent of the behen oil extracted from the seeds of the Ben-oil tree, and it is so named from the Persian month Bahman when the roots of this tree were harvested. -- Wikipedia
Biological Function
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Diseases / Conditions Related to Nutrition
Other (Monogenic) Disorders