What is "cerotic acid"

n. (context fatty acid English) A very-long-chain saturated fatty acid, CH₃(CH₂)₂₄COOH, found in beeswax and carnauba wax.

n. a white solid fatty acid found in waxes (such as beeswax) [syn: hexacosanoic acid]

Cerotic acid, or hexacosanoic acid, is a 26- carbon long-chain saturated fatty acid with the chemical formula CH(CH)COOH. It is most commonly found in beeswax and carnauba wax, and is a white crystalline solid.

Cerotic acid is also a type of very long chain fatty acid that is often associated with the disease adrenoleukodystrophy, which involves the excessive saturation of unmetabolized fatty acid chains, including cerotic acid, in the peroxisome.