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behenic acid

Known as: DOCOSANOIC ACID, Fatty Acid 22:0 
A saturated very long-chain fatty acid with a 22-carbon backbone. Behenic acid is a major component of ben oil, extracted from the seeds of the… 
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Fatty Acidsbehenate
OCTINOXATE 5550 mg in 75 g TOPICAL CREAM [BENEFIANCE PROTECTIVE HAND REVITALIZER]docosanol

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behenic acid, ferrium (+3) salt

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Highly Cited
2018
Highly Cited
2018
Chemical composition and antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory activities of Lepidium sativum seed oil
Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Boosting accumulation of neutral lipids in Rhodosporidium kratochvilovae HIMPA1 grown on hemp (Cannabis sativa Linn) seed aqueous extract as feedstock for biodiesel production.
Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Detection and identification of extra virgin olive oil adulteration by GC-MS combined with chemometrics.
In this study, an analytical method for the detection and identification of extra virgin olive oil adulteration with four types… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
The DAISY gene from Arabidopsis encodes a fatty acid elongase condensing enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of aliphatic suberin in roots and the chalaza-micropyle region of seeds.
Suberin is a hydrophobic polyester found in the cell walls of various plant-environment interfaces, including shoot and root… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
A study of bone marrow and subcutaneous fatty acid composition in subjects of varying bone mineral density.
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Analysis of sterols and fatty acids in natural and cultured Cordyceps by one-step derivatization followed with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Behenic acid is a cholesterol-raising saturated fatty acid in humans.
BACKGROUND Dietary behenic acid (22:0) is poorly absorbed. Because of its low bioavailability compared with other fatty acids and… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Fatty acid profiles as discriminant parameters for coffee varieties differentiation.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Phosphocholine-containing, zwitterionic glycosphingolipids of adult Onchocerca volvulus as highly conserved antigenic structures of parasitic nematodes.
Human Onchocerca volvulus infection sera were found to recognize zwitterionic glycolipids of O. volvulus and to cross-react with… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Cholesterol vehicle in experimental atherosclerosis Part 13. Randomized peanut oil
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