| fatty acids, volatile | Short-chain fatty acids of up to six carbon atoms in length. They are the major end products of microbial fermentation in the ruminant digestive tract and have also been implicated in the causation of neurological diseases in humans. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| uronic acids | Acids derived from monosaccharides by oxidation of the primary alcohol group (-CH2OH) farthest removed from the carbonyl group to a carboxyl group (-COOH); e.g., glucuronic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lauric acids | 12-carbon saturated monocarboxylic acids. (12 Dec 1998) |
| levulinic acids | Keto acids that are derivatives of 4-oxopentanoic acids (levulinic acid). (12 Dec 1998) |
| linoleic acids | Eighteen-carbon essential fatty acids that contain two double bonds. (12 Dec 1998) |
| linolenic acids | Eighteen-carbon essential fatty acids that contain three double bonds. (12 Dec 1998) |