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Table 3 Comparison between fatty acids and naphthenic acids (Shang et al. 2013)

From: Assessing diatom-mediated fatty acids in intertidal biofilm: a new conservation concern

 

Fatty acids

Naphthenic acids

Structural formula

CH3(CH2)nCOOH

CnH2n+zO2

Representative structures

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