Cerotic acid

SFA26:0

  Overview

Stats

SFA
Type
26
Carbons
0
Double bonds
0
Bis-allylic sites
396.7
Weight · g/mol
88.5 °C
Melting point
C26H52O2
Formula

Also known as

IUPAC hexacosanoic acid

  At a Glance

Key Points

A wax fatty acid found mainly in beeswax and carnauba wax.

Source

Made in the body (endogenous synthesis); little comes from food.

Type

Very-long-chain saturated fatty acid with 26 carbons and no double bonds.

Identification

  Synonyms

Common Name Cerotic acid
IUPAC Name hexacosanoic acid
Traditional Name —
Other Synonyms No other synonyms recorded.

  External IDs

General References
Wikipedia Cerotic_acid
Lipids
Lipid Maps LMFA01010026
Lipid Bank DFA0028
Swiss Lipids 000000539
PlantFA ID —
Food & Nutrition
FooDB FDB004035
INFOODS —
Chemistry / Compounds
PubChem CID 10469
CAS 506-46-7
ChEBI 31009
ChEMBL CHEMBL464787
ChemSpider 10037
InChIKey —
ZINC ID ZINC000006920381
NIKKAJI ID J95.914F
PDBe 7PO
UCI (UniChem) 147041
SureChEMBL 134632
CCDC ZZZOMO
NMRShiftDB 60019248
Metabolites & Pathways
HMDB HMDB0002356
METLIN 6642
RefMet ID —
RefMet Name —
MetaboLights ID MTBLS1187
BioCyc/MetaCyc —
MetaNetX ID MNXM46158
BiGG ID 1459812
KEGG C21931
KNApSAcK C00035114
Reactome ID —
Drugs & Pharmacology
DrugBank —
DrugCentral —
BindingDB —
Guide to Pharm —
Probes & Drugs PD021226
Clinical & Medical
SNOMED-CT —
MeSH C017364
NCIt Code —
Regulatory
NIH UNII (USA) D42CQN6P36
FDA SRS (USA) D42CQN6P36
NHPID (Canada) —
DTXSID (USA) DTXSID7075050
TGA Ing ID (Australia) —
Commercial Suppliers
MolPort Molport-003-895-996
eMolecules 516910
Mcule MCULE-6642298773
ChemicalBook CB9269411
MedChemExpress HY-113301

Chemical Properties

Name(s):
Common Name Cerotic acid
Simple Notation 26:0
Notation 26:0
IUPAC Name hexacosanoic acid
Structure:
Molecular C26H52O2
Structure CH3(CH2)24COOH
SMILES CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
Physical:
Weight 396.7 g/mol
Melting Point 88.5 °C
Reactivity
Double Bonds 0
Bis-Allylic Carbons 0
Beta-Oxidation
Beta Oxidation Cycles 12
ATP Yield (Net) 176 ATP