thia fatty acid

Term ID

CHEBI:59643

Synonyms

sulfur-containing fatty acid
sulfur-containing fatty acids
thia fatty acids

Definition

Any 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.

References

Ontology

ChEBI ( EBI )

Relationships

is a type of: fatty acid sulfur-containing carboxylic acid

fatty acid sulfur-containing carboxylic acid Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: (R)-lipoic acid (S)-lipoic acid 2-hydroxy-4-(methylthio)butanoic acid 3-(methylthio)propionic acid 4-(Dimethylsulfonio)-2-hydroxybutanoate ... Show All 9 Terms

(R)-lipoic acid (S)-lipoic acid 2-hydroxy-4-(methylthio)butanoic acid 3-(methylthio)propionic acid 4-(Dimethylsulfonio)-2-hydroxybutanoate lipoic acid malathion diacid Sulfobutanedioic acid Technetium Tc 99m succimer Show first 5 Terms
inverse is_conjugate_base_of: thia fatty acid anion

thia fatty acid anion Show first 5 Terms
is_conjugate_acid_of: thia fatty acid anion

thia fatty acid anion Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype resulting from thia fatty acid

Phenotype where environments contain thia fatty acid

Phenotype modified by environments containing thia fatty acid

Human Disease Model