Phosphonous Acids:

Terms Related to Phosphonous Acids

• Bile Acids

  Steroid acids and salts. The primary bile acids are derived from cholesterol in the liver and usually conjugated with glycine or taurine. The secondary bile ...

• Prostanoic Acids

  2-Octylcyclopentaneheptanoic acids. The family of saturated carbon-20 cyclic fatty acids that represent the parent compounds of the prostaglandins.

• Essential Fatty Acids

  Long chain organic acid molecules that must be obtained from the diet. Examples are LINOLEIC ACIDS and LINOLENIC ACIDS.

• Erucic Acids

  cis-13-Docosenoic Acids. 22-Carbon monounsaturated, monocarboxylic acids.

• Bile Acids and Salts

  Steroid acids and salts. The primary bile acids are derived from cholesterol in the liver and usually conjugated with glycine or taurine. The secondary bile ...

• Carboxylic Acids

  Organic compounds containing the carboxy group (-COOH). This group of compounds includes amino acids and fatty acids. Carboxylic acids can be saturated, unsaturated, or aromatic.