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CHEBI:166967 - cis-fatty acid
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:166967 |
| ChEBI Name | cis-fatty acid |
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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. |
| Submitter | Liliana Andres Hernandez |
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| Chemical Role: | Bronsted acid A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base). |
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| cis-fatty acid (CHEBI:166967) is a fatty acid (CHEBI:35366) |
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| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatty_acid | Wikipedia |