Very long chain fatty acid

In the field of biology, very-long-chain fatty acid (VLCFA) is a fatty acid with 22 or more carbons. In chemistry, these are more commonly knowns as wax acids, a subgroup of saturated unbranched alkanoic acids. The frontier between fatty acids (strictly defined) and wax acids is fluid.

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