| 1. | Ricinoleic acid specifically activates the EP3 prostanoid receptor for prostaglandin E2.
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| 2. | The first attempts to prepare ricinoleic acid were made by Friedrich Krafft in 1888.
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| 3. | About 90 % of the fatty acid content in castor oil is the triglyceride formed from ricinoleic acid.
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| 4. | "' Ricinolein "'is the chief constituent of castor oil and is the triglyceride of ricinoleic acid.
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| 5. | It is made up of a short chain of glycerol molecules connected by ether bonds, with ricinoleic acid side chains connected by ester bonds.
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