Lipid Alcohols

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Also known as:  Fatty Alcohols;  Long-Chain Alcohols;  Long-Chain Fatty Alcohols

 

Description

Lipid Alcohols are a group of (diverse) Alcohols that are components of Saponifiable Lipids (i.e. Simple Lipids and Compound Lipids).

 

Types of Lipid Alcohols

 Docosanol

 Eicosenol

 Glycerol

 Policosanol

       Hexacosanol

       Tetracosanol

       Triacontanol

       Octacosanol

 Sphingosine

 

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