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Thapsic acid

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Thapsic acid
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Thapsic acid (hexadecanedioic acid) is a naturally occurring dicarboxylic acid with the formula C16H30O4.[1] The name is derived from Thapsia, the Latin name for a Mediterranean perennial whose roots contain thapsic acid.[citation needed]

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Thapsia, the plant from which the name thapsic acid is derived

It has a role as a human metabolite.[2] It is the conjugate acid of hexadecanedioate.

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