Sum by chain length

• Sum of short chain fatty acids
  • SCFA
  • are fatty acids with aliphatic tails of 5 or fewer carbons
• Sum of medium chain fatty acids
  • MCFA
  • are fatty acids with aliphatic tails of 6 to 12 carbons
• Sum of long chain fatty acids
  • LCFA
  • are fatty acids with aliphatic tails of 13 to 21 carbons
• Sum of very long chain fatty acids
  • VLCFA
  • are fatty acids with aliphatic tails of 22 or more carbons