| aliphatic | <biochemistry, chemistry> A major class of organic compounds where carbon and hydrogen molecules are arranged in straight or branched chains. A type of hydrocarbon that includes alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes. (13 Nov 1997) |
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| aliphatic acids | The acids of nonaromatic hydrocarbons (e.g., acetic, propionic, butyric acids); the so-called fatty acids of the formula R-COOH, where R is a nonaromatic (aliphatic) hydrocarbon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aliphatic compound | An organic compound in which the chain does not form a ring. Synonym: aliphatic compound, open chain compound. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aliphatic nitrilase | <enzyme> Acts on aliphatic nitriles such as acrylonitrile, crotononitrile and glutaronitrile, forming a carboxylic acid + nh3; amino acid sequence given in first source Registry number: EC 3.5.5.- Synonym: rhodococcus rhodochrous k22 nitrilase, acrylonitrile nitrilase, glutaronitrile nitrilase (26 Jun 1999) |