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Wax acid

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The wax acids are a subgroup of saturated unbranched alcanoic acids. The frontier between fatty acids and wax acids is fluid. It often begins at 22 carbon atoms.

The members are:

  • Behenic acid C-22
  • Lignoceric acid C-24
  • Cerotic acid C-26
  • Montanic acid C-28
  • Melissic acid C-30
  • Lacceroic acid C-32
  • Geddic acid C-34
  • References

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