Synonym(s)
2-hydroxytetracosanoic acid
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A hydroxylated fatty acid having the structural formula CH3(CH2)21CHOHCOOH. Important component of the sphingosine contained in the cerebrosides, in which a saturated C24 fatty acid or a corresponding alpha-hydroxy fatty acid (e.g. cerebronic acid) is amide-like linked to form a ceramide (sphingolipid).
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