Diverse group of lipid molecules synthesised by chain elongation of an acetyl-CoA primer with malonyl-CoA (or methylmalonyl-CoA) groups.
Note: The fatty acyl category is further divided into multiple subclasses, including fatty acids and conjugates, icosanoid, fatty alcohols and esters, glycans, and others.
Examples: Palmitic acid, oleic acid, octanedioic acid, prostaglandin A1, leukotriene B4.
Source:
PAC, 2018, 90, 1121. 'Terminology of bioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2018)' on page 1177 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2016-1120)