Lignoceric acid

SFA24:0

  Overview

Stats

SFA
Type
24
Carbons
0
Double bonds
0
Bis-allylic sites
368.6
Weight · g/mol
84.2 °C
Melting point
C24H48O2
Formula

Also known as

IUPAC tetracosanoic acid

  At a Glance

Key Points

Found in wood tar, in cerebrosides (brain lipids), and in small amounts of most natural fats.

Source

Found in plant oils and plants. Also made by the body.

Type

Very-long-chain saturated fatty acid with 24 carbons and no double bonds.

Identification

  Synonyms

Common Name Lignoceric acid
IUPAC Name tetracosanoic acid
Traditional Name —
Other Synonyms No other synonyms recorded.

  External IDs

General References
Wikipedia Lignoceric_acid
Lipids
Lipid Maps LMFA01010024
Lipid Bank DFA0024
Swiss Lipids 000000414
PlantFA ID —
Food & Nutrition
FooDB FDB004651
INFOODS —
Chemistry / Compounds
PubChem CID 11197
CAS 557-59-5
ChEBI 28866
ChEMBL CHEMBL1173620
ChemSpider 10724
InChIKey —
ZINC ID ZINC000006920380
NIKKAJI ID J11.350F
PDBe BZV
UCI (UniChem) 322122
SureChEMBL 132795
CCDC —
NMRShiftDB 60018597
Metabolites & Pathways
HMDB HMDB0002003
METLIN 6427
RefMet ID —
RefMet Name —
MetaboLights ID MTBLS1079
BioCyc/MetaCyc TETRACOSANOATE
MetaNetX ID MNXM3297
BiGG ID 2218057
KEGG C08320
KNApSAcK C00001223
Reactome ID —
Drugs & Pharmacology
DrugBank —
DrugCentral —
BindingDB —
Guide to Pharm —
Probes & Drugs PD021423
Clinical & Medical
SNOMED-CT —
MeSH —
NCIt Code C68387
Regulatory
NIH UNII (USA) RK3VCW5Y1L
FDA SRS (USA) RK3VCW5Y1L
NHPID (Canada) —
DTXSID (USA) DTXSID6021664
TGA Ing ID (Australia) —
Commercial Suppliers
MolPort Molport-003-939-501
eMolecules 514736
Mcule MCULE-9710516271
ChemicalBook CB9333161
MedChemExpress —

Chemical Properties

Name(s):
Common Name Lignoceric acid
Simple Notation 24:0
Notation 24:0
IUPAC Name tetracosanoic acid
Structure:
Molecular C24H48O2
Structure CH3(CH2)22COOH
SMILES CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
Physical:
Weight 368.6 g/mol
Melting Point 84.2 °C
Reactivity
Double Bonds 0
Bis-Allylic Carbons 0
Beta-Oxidation
Beta Oxidation Cycles 11
ATP Yield (Net) 162 ATP