CHEBI:59643 - thia fatty acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:59643
ChEBI Namethia fatty acid
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DefinitionAny fatty acid having at least one of the chain methylene groups replaced by sulfur. Members of this group are believed to have important pharmacological (antioxidant and antiatherosclerosis) properties.
Last Modified10 May 2012
Submitterzjosephs
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
thia fatty acid (CHEBI:59643) is a fatty acid (CHEBI:35366)
thia fatty acid (CHEBI:59643) is a sulfur-containing carboxylic acid (CHEBI:33576)
thia fatty acid (CHEBI:59643) is conjugate acid of thia fatty acid anion (CHEBI:59848)
Incoming Relation(s)
(R)-lipoic acid (CHEBI:30314) is a thia fatty acid (CHEBI:59643)
(S)-lipoic acid (CHEBI:43796) is a thia fatty acid (CHEBI:59643)
2-hydroxy-4-(methylthio)butanoic acid (CHEBI:137228) is a thia fatty acid (CHEBI:59643)
3-(methylthio)propionic acid (CHEBI:1438) is a thia fatty acid (CHEBI:59643)
4-(Dimethylsulfonio)-2-hydroxybutanoate (CHEBI:188733) is a thia fatty acid (CHEBI:59643)
lipoic acid (CHEBI:16494) is a thia fatty acid (CHEBI:59643)
malathion diacid (CHEBI:189747) is a thia fatty acid (CHEBI:59643)
Sulfobutanedioic acid (CHEBI:165447) is a thia fatty acid (CHEBI:59643)
Technetium Tc 99m succimer (CHEBI:32187) is a thia fatty acid (CHEBI:59643)
thia fatty acid anion (CHEBI:59848) is conjugate base of thia fatty acid (CHEBI:59643)
Synonyms  Source
sulfur-containing fatty acidsChEBI
thia fatty acidsChEBI
sulfur-containing fatty acidChEBI
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