Arachidic acid

SFA20:0

  Overview

Stats

SFA
Type
20
Carbons
0
Double bonds
0
Bis-allylic sites
312.54
Weight · g/mol
75.4 °C
Melting point
C20H40O2
Formula

Also known as

IUPAC icosanoic acid

  At a Glance

Key Points

A minor constituent of peanut oil, corn oil and cocoa butter.

Source

Found in plant oils.

Type

Long-chain saturated fatty acid with 20 carbons and no double bonds.

Identification

  Synonyms

Common Name Arachidic acid
IUPAC Name icosanoic acid
Traditional Name —
Other Synonyms No other synonyms recorded.

  External IDs

General References
Wikipedia Arachidic_acid
Lipids
Lipid Maps LMFA01010020
Lipid Bank DFA0020
Swiss Lipids 000000829
PlantFA ID —
Food & Nutrition
FooDB FDB002927
INFOODS —
Chemistry / Compounds
PubChem CID 10467
CAS 506-30-9
ChEBI 28822
ChEMBL CHEMBL1173381
ChemSpider 10035
InChIKey —
ZINC ID ZINC000006920376
NIKKAJI ID J2.607G
PDBe DCR
UCI (UniChem) 40559
SureChEMBL 6539
CCDC SUGYEZ
NMRShiftDB 10008805
Metabolites & Pathways
HMDB HMDB0002212
METLIN 401
RefMet ID —
RefMet Name —
MetaboLights ID MTBLS10446
BioCyc/MetaCyc ARACHIDIC_ACID
MetaNetX ID MNXM2976
BiGG ID 48230
KEGG C06425
KNApSAcK C00001209
Reactome ID —
Drugs & Pharmacology
DrugBank —
DrugCentral —
BindingDB 50463966
Guide to Pharm —
Probes & Drugs PD020789
Clinical & Medical
SNOMED-CT —
MeSH C094477
NCIt Code C68321
Regulatory
NIH UNII (USA) PQB8MJD4RB
FDA SRS (USA) PQB8MJD4RB
NHPID (Canada) —
DTXSID (USA) DTXSID1060134
TGA Ing ID (Australia) —
Commercial Suppliers
MolPort Molport-002-534-221
eMolecules 478462
Mcule MCULE-2888473872
ChemicalBook CB8361169
MedChemExpress HY-W004260

Chemical Properties

Name(s):
Common Name Arachidic acid
Simple Notation 20:0
Notation 20:0
IUPAC Name icosanoic acid
Structure:
Molecular C20H40O2
Structure CH3(CH2)18COOH
SMILES CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
Physical:
Weight 312.54 g/mol
Melting Point 75.4 °C
Reactivity
Double Bonds 0
Bis-Allylic Carbons 0
Beta-Oxidation
Beta Oxidation Cycles 9
ATP Yield (Net) 134 ATP