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fatty acid

carboxylic acid with a long aliphatic chain, either saturated or unsaturated
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Summary

fatty acid is a structural class of chemical entities[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of structural class of chemical entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,120 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Canonical SMILES: OC([*])=O[3]
  • Subclass of: Ácido monocarboxílico[4], aliphatic compound[5], lipid[6], fatty acyl[7]
  • Part of: response to fatty acid[8], cellular response to fatty acid[9], poly(hydroxyalkanoate) biosynthetic process from fatty acid[10], fatty acid transmembrane transport[11], fatty acid transmembrane transporter activity[12], fatty acid transport[13], fatty acid homeostasis[14], fatty acid biosynthetic process[15], fatty acid elongation[16]
  • Has use: food additive[17]
  • Commons category: Fatty acids[18]
  • Has cause: fatty acid synthesis[19]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Fatty acids[20]
  • Union of: list of values as qualifiers[21]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22]

Why It Matters

fatty acid has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 91170
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Zvg number: 91170, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P679]]"
  2. 27d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 91170
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Zvg number: 091170, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275042|batch #275042]]"
  3. 12w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → Ácido monocarboxílico, aliphatic compound, lipid +1
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Subclass of: Ácido monocarboxílico, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect monocarboxylic acid → Ácido monocarboxílico ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingRedirec"
  4. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0006318-mastne-kyseliny
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: h0006318-mastne-kyseliny, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  5. 19w ago · Jeuwre · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → De-Fettsäure.ogg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Pronunciation audio: De-Fettsäure.ogg"
  6. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Has cause → fatty acid synthesis
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Instance of → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ Yso id: 4800, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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