Translations:Fatty acid/4/en

Length of fatty acids

• Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are fatty acids with aliphatic tails of five or fewer carbons (e.g. butyric acid).
• Medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs) are fatty acids with aliphatic tails of 6 to 12 carbons, which can form medium-chain triglycerides.
• Long-chain fatty acids (LCFAs) are fatty acids with aliphatic tails of 13 to 21 carbons.
• Very long chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) are fatty acids with aliphatic tails of 22 or more carbons.