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ChEBI

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.
References
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
is a type of
has subtype
inverse is_conjugate_base_of
is_conjugate_acid_of
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
Human Disease Model
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