Definition: | The long chain fatty acid content of a seed. |
Comments: | Long-chain fatty acids (LCFA) are fatty acids composed of 14 or more carbon atoms. The principle LCFA of soybean oil are linoleic (18:2), linolenic (18:3), oleic (18:1), palmitic (16:0) and stearic (18:0) acids. |
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SoyBase Soybean Ontology | SOY:0002233 |
Funded by the USDA-ARS. Developed by the USDA-ARS SoyBase and Legume Clade Database group at the Iowa State University, Ames, IA | ||