Overview

Stats

Type
17
Carbons
0
Double bonds
0
Bis-allylic sites
270.5
Weight · g/mol
61.3 °C
Melting point
C17H34O2
Formula

Also known as

IUPAC heptadecanoic acid

  At a Glance

Key Points

An odd-chain acid occurring only in trace amounts in the fat and milkfat of ruminants.

Source

Found in ruminant fat.

Type

Long-chain saturated fatty acid with 17 carbons and no double bonds.

Identification

  Synonyms

Common Name Margaric acid
IUPAC Name heptadecanoic acid
Traditional Name
Other Synonyms No other synonyms recorded.

  External IDs

General References
Wikipedia Margaric_acid
Lipids
Lipid Maps LMFA01010017
Lipid Bank DFA0017
Swiss Lipids 000001095
PlantFA ID
Food & Nutrition
FooDB FDB004676
INFOODS
Chemistry / Compounds
PubChem CID 10465
ChEBI 32365
ChEMBL 1172910
ChemSpider 10033
InChIKey
NIKKAJI ID J43.341A
PDBe X90
UCI (UniChem) 214975
SureChEMBL 5941
CCDC DARWAU
NMRShiftDB 60018544
Metabolites & Pathways
METLIN 6578
RefMet ID
RefMet Name
MetaboLights ID MTBLS10446
BioCyc/MetaCyc CPD-7830
MetaNetX ID MNXM61167
BiGG ID 215873
KEGG
KNApSAcK C00007426
Reactome ID
Drugs & Pharmacology
DrugBank
DrugCentral
BindingDB 50647301
Guide to Pharm
Probes & Drugs PD044692
Clinical & Medical
SNOMED-CT
MeSH
NCIt Code C68389
Regulatory
NIH UNII (USA) V987Y9OZ8L
FDA SRS (USA) V987Y9OZ8L
NHPID (Canada)
DTXSID (USA) DTXSID5021596
TGA Ing ID (Australia)
Commercial Suppliers
eMolecules 516355
ChemicalBook CB7668087
MedChemExpress HY-W004284

Chemical Properties

Name(s):
Common Name Margaric acid
Abbreviation C17
Simple Notation 17:0
Notation 17:0
IUPAC Name heptadecanoic acid
Structure:
Molecular C17H34O2
Structure CH3(CH2)15COOH
SMILES CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
Physical:
Weight 270.5 g/mol
Melting Point 61.3 °C
Reactivity
Double Bonds 0
Bis-Allylic Carbons 0
Beta-Oxidation
Beta Oxidation Cycles 7
ATP Yield (Net) 100 ATP