Palmitic Acid
"Palmitic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A common saturated fatty acid found in fats and waxes including olive oil, palm oil, and body lipids.
| Descriptor ID |
D019308
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D10.251.694.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Palmitic Acid- Palmitic Acid
- Acid, Palmitic
- Hexadecanoic Acid
- Acid, Hexadecanoic
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