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ChEBI
cis-fatty acid
- Term ID
- CHEBI:166967
- Synonyms
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- Definition
- A cis configuration means that the two hydrogen atoms adjacent to the double bond stick out on the same side of the chain. The rigidity of the double bond freezes its conformation and, in the case of the cis isomer, causes the chain to bend and restricts the conformational freedom of the fatty acid. The more double bonds the chain has in the cis configuration, the less flexibility it has. When a chain has many cis bonds, it becomes quite curved in its most accessible conformations.
- References
- Ontology
- ChEBI ( EBI )
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Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from cis-fatty acid
Phenotype where environments contain cis-fatty acid
Phenotype modified by environments containing cis-fatty acid
Human Disease Model