A very-long-chain fatty acid (VLCFA) is a
fatty acid with 22 or more carbons. Their biosynthesis occurs in the
endoplasmic reticulum.[1] VLCFA's can represent up to a few percent of the total fatty acid content of a cell.[2]
Cerotic acid, the fatty acid associated with adrenoleukodystrophy
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^"Very-long-chain fatty acids from the animal and plant kingdoms" Rezanka, Tomas Progress in Lipid Research 1989, volume 28, pp. 147-87.
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