Flashcards: Fatty acids

Heptadecanoic acid, or margaric acid, is a saturated fatty acid.

Montanic acid is a saturated fatty acid isolated and detected mainly in montan wax.

Heneicosylic acid, or heneicosanoic acid, is a 21-carbon long-chain saturated fatty acid with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)19COOH.

α-Linolenic acid (ALA) is an n−3 fatty acid.

Tricosylic acid, or tricosanoic acid, is a 23-carbon long-chain saturated fatty acid with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)21COOH.

Butyric acid (from Greek βούτῡρον, meaning "butter"), also known under the systematic name butanoic acid, abbreviated BTA, is a carboxylic acid with the structural formula CH3CH2CH2-COOH.

Oleic acid is a fatty acid that occurs naturally in various animal and vegetable fats and oils.

Ceroplastic acid (or pentatriacontanoic acid) is a saturated aliphatic carboxylic acid.

Hentriacontylic acid (also hentriacontanoic acid, henatriacontylic acid, or henatriacontanoic acid) is a carboxylic saturated fatty acid.

Hexatriacontanoic acid (or hexatriacontylic acid) is a 36-carbon long carboxylic acid.

Tetratriacontanoic acid (or gheddic acid, geddic acid) is a 34 carbon long carboxylic acid.

Pentacosylic acid, or pentacosanoic acid, or hyenic acid, is a 25-carbon long-chain saturated fatty acid with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)23COOH.

Prostanoic acid (7-[(1S,2S)-2-octylcyclopentyl]heptanoic acid) is a saturated fatty acid which contains a cyclopentane ring.

Linoleic acid (LA) is a polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid.

Arachidic acid, also known as eicosanoic acid, is a saturated fatty acid with a 20-carbon chain.

Nonadecylic acid, or nonadecanoic acid, is a 19-carbon long saturated fatty acid with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)17COOH.

Nervonic acid (24:1, n-9) is a fatty acid.

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) (conjugate base perfluorooctanoate), also known as C8, is a synthetic perfluorinated carboxylic acid and fluorosurfactant.

Stearic acid (/ˈstɪərɪk/ STEER-ik, /ˈstɪ.æ.rɪk/ stee-ARR-ik) is a saturated fatty acid with an 18-carbon chain and has the IUPAC name octadecanoic acid.

Palmitic acid, or hexadecanoic acid in IUPAC nomenclature, is the most common fatty acid (saturated) found in animals, plants and microorganisms.

A saturated fat is a type of fat, in which the fatty acids all have single bonds.

Heptanoic acid, also called enanthic acid, is an organic compound composed of a seven-carbon chain terminating in a carboxylic acid.

Omega-6 fatty acids (also referred to as ω-6 fatty acids or n-6 fatty acids) are a family of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory polyunsaturated fatty acids that have in common a final carbon-carbon double bond in the n-6 position, that is, the sixth bond, counting from the methyl end.

Melissic acid (or triacontanoic acid) is a saturated fatty acid.

Lauric acid or systematically, dodecanoic acid, is a saturated fatty acid with a 12-carbon atom chain, thus falling into the medium chain fatty acids, is a white, powdery solid with a faint odor of bay oil or soap.

Hexanoic acid (caproic acid) is the carboxylic acid derived from hexane with the general formula C5H11COOH.

Decanoic acid (capric acid) is a saturated fatty acid.

Lignoceric acid, or tetracosanoic acid, is the saturated fatty acid with formula C23H47COOH.

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is an omega-3 fatty acid that is a primary structural component of the human brain, cerebral cortex, skin, sperm, testicles and retina.

Stearin /ˈstɪərᵻn/, or tristearin, or glyceryl tristearate is a triglyceride derived from three units of stearic acid.

Undecylic acid (systematically named undecanoic acid) is a naturally occurring carboxylic acid with chemical formula CH3(CH2)9COOH.

In chemistry, particularly in biochemistry, a fatty acid is a carboxylic acid with a long aliphatic chain, which is either saturated or unsaturated.

Myristoleic acid, or 9-tetradecenoic acid, is an omega-5 fatty acid.

5-Oxo-eicosatetraenoic acid (i.e. 5-oxo-6E,8Z,11Z,14Z-eicosatetraenoic acid; also termed 5-oxo-ETE and 5-oxoETE) is a Nonclassic eicosanoid metabolite of arachidonic acid and the most potent naturally occurring member of the 5-HETE family of cell signaling agents.

Coronaric acid (isoleukotoxin) is a mono-unsaturated, epoxide derivative of the di-saturated fatty acid, linoleic acid (i.e. 9(Z),12(Z) octadecadienoic acid. It is a mixture of the two optically active isomers of 12(Z) 9,10-epoxy-octadecenoic acid. This mixture is also termed 9,10-epoxy-12Z-octadecenoic acid or 9(10)-EpOME and when formed by or studied in mammalians, isoleukotoxin.

Tetradecylthioacetic acid (TTA) is a synthetic fatty acid used as a nutritional supplement.

Heptatriacontanoic acid is a 37-carbon saturated fatty acid.

Fatty acid synthase (FAS) is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the FASN gene.

10-Hydroxydecanic acid is a specialized Saturated fatty acid that is a minor constituent of royal jelly.

α-Eleostearic acid or (9Z,11E,13E)-octadeca-9,11,13-trienoic acid, is an organic compound, a conjugated fatty acid and one of the isomers of octadecatrienoic acid.

Perfluorononanoic acid, or PFNA, is a synthetic perfluorinated carboxylic acid and fluorosurfactant that is also an environmental contaminant found in people and wildlife along with PFOS and PFOA.

Gadoleic acid is an unsaturated fatty acid.

Catalpic acid is a conjugated polyunsaturated fatty acid.

Petroselinic acid is a fatty acid that occurs naturally in several animal and vegetable fats and oils.

20-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid, also known as 20-HETE or 20-hydroxy-5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z-eicosatetraenoic acid, is an eicosanoid metabolite of arachidonic acid that has a wide range of effects on the vascular system including the regulation of vascular tone, blood flow to specific organs, sodium and fluid transport in the kidney, and vascular pathway remodeling.

9-Hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid (9-hydroxy-10(E),12(Z)-octadecadienoic acid or 9-HODE) has been used in the literature to designate either or both of two stereoisomer metabolites of the essential fatty acid, linoleic acid: 9(S)-hydroxy-10(E),12(Z)-octadecadienoic acid (9(S)-HODE) and 9(R)-hydroxy-10(E),12(Z)-octadecadienoic acid (9(R)-HODE); these two metabolites differ in having their hydroxy residues in the S or R configurations, respectively.

β-Eleostearic acid, or (9E,11E,13E)-octadeca-9,11,13-trienoic acid, is an organic compound with formula C18H30O2 or H3C-(-CH2-)3(-CH=CH-)3-(-CH2-)7-(C=O)OH.

Calendic acid (sometimes α-calendic acid) is an unsaturated fatty acid, named for the pot marigold (genus Calendula), from which it is obtained.

Hydnocarpic acid is an unsaturated fatty acid.

Tuberculostearic acid is a saturated fatty acid produced by Actinomycetales bacteria.

15,16-Dihydroxy-α-eleostearic acid, or 15,16-Dihydroxy-(9Z,11E,13E)-9,11,13-octadecatrienoic acid, is an organic compound with formula C18H30O4, or H3C-CH2-(-CH(OH)-)2(-CH=CH-)3-(-CH2-)7-(C=O)OH.

cis-2-Decenoic acid is a fatty acid made by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Numerous genetic disorders are caused by errors in fatty acid metabolism.

Malvalic acid is a cyclopropenic fatty acid found in cottonseed oil.

Dihomo-γ-linolenic acid (DGLA) is a 20-carbon ω−6 fatty acid.

Mead acid is an omega-9 fatty acid, first characterized by James F.

11-Eicosenoic acid, also called Gondoic acid, is a monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid found in a variety of plant oils and nuts; in particular jojoba oil.

Vaccenic acid, also known as (E)-Octadec-11-enoic acid is a naturally occurring trans-fatty acid found in the fat of ruminants and in dairy products such as milk, butter, and yogurt.

3,11-Dihydroxydodecanoic acid is a chemical found in royal jelly.

Heptacosylic acid, or heptacosanoic acid or carboceric acid, is a 27-carbon long-chain saturated fatty acid with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)25COOH.

Punicic acid (also called trichosanic acid) is a polyunsaturated fatty acid, 18:3 (n-5).

Rumenic acid, also known as bovinic acid, is a conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) found in the fat of ruminants and in dairy products.

Ricinoleic acid, formally called 12-hydroxy-9-cis-octadecenoic acid is a fatty acid.

Cohune oil is pressed from the seeds of the cohune palm, which is native to Central and South America.

Lubiprostone (rINN, marketed under the trade name Amitiza among others) is a medication used in the management of chronic idiopathic constipation, predominantly irritable bowel syndrome-associated constipation in women and opioid-induced constipation.

Aleuritic acid, or α-aleuritic acid, is a major ingredient in shellac, constituting about 35% of it.

Tariric acid is an acetylenic fatty acid that can be found in the tallow-wood tree, Ximenia americana.