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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Phytanic Acid
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Ácido Fitánico
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Ácido Fitânico
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Synonyms English:
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Acid, Phytanic
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Tree Number:
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D02.455.849.291.515
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Definition English:
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A 20-carbon branched chain fatty acid. In phytanic acid storage disease (REFSUM DISEASE) this lipid may comprise as much as 30% of the total fatty acids of the plasma. This is due to a phytanic acid alpha-hydroxylase deficiency. |
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History Note English:
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91(75); was see under EICOSANOIC ACIDS 1975-90
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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11263
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Unique Identifier:
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D010831
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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