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Name of Acid 

 tariric 



TABLE 2. SOME UNUSUAL FATTY ACIDS, 

 STRUCTURES AND OCCURRENCE 



Structure 



CH3(CH2),oC=C(CH2)4C0OH 



SAPONIFIABLE LIPIDS 



Occurrence 

 Picramnia spp. 



ximenynic 



CH3(CH2)5CH=CHC^C(CH2)7C00H 



Ximenia spp. 



sterculic 



CH3(CH2)7C=C(CH2)7C00H 

 CHo 



Sterculia spp. 



chaulmoogric 



CH=CH 



\h(CH2),2C00H 



CH2 — CH2 



Flacourtiaceae 



ricinoleic 



CH3(CH2)5CHCH2CH=CH(CH2)7C00H 

 OH 



Ricinus communis 



vernoiic CH3(CH2)4CH -CHCHgCH: 



:CH(CH2)7C00H anthelmintica 



japanic 



H00C(CH2),9C00H 



Rhus spp. 







II 



licanic CH3(CH2)3(CH=CH)3(CH2)4CCH2CH2C00H 



Licania rigida 



H LIBRARY 



