ERUCICACID

Erucic acid

Erucic acid is a monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid, denoted 22:1ω9. It has the formula CH37CH=CH11COOH. It is prevalent in wallflower seed with a reported content of 20 to 54% in high erucic acid rapeseed oil, and 42% in mustard oil. Erucic acid is also known as cis-13-docosenoic acid and the trans isomer is known as brassidic acid.

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erucic acid

Noun

  1. A long chain unsaturated fatty acid, CH3(CH2)7CH=CH(CH2)11COOH, found in rapeseed and mustard seed oils; the cis- isomer is erucic acid, the trans- isomer is brassidic acid


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