Overview

Stats

Type
15
Carbons
0
Double bonds
0
Bis-allylic sites
242.40
Weight · g/mol
52.6 °C
Melting point
C15H30O2
Formula

Also known as

IUPAC pentadecanoic acid

  At a Glance

Key Points

An odd-chain saturated fatty acid (C15:0) used as a biomarker of dairy-fat intake.

Source

Found in dairy. Also made by gut microbes.

Type

Long-chain saturated fatty acid with 15 carbons and no double bonds.

Identification

  Synonyms

Common Name Pentadecylic acid
IUPAC Name pentadecanoic acid
Traditional Name
Other Synonyms No other synonyms recorded.

  External IDs

General References
Lipids
Lipid Maps LMFA01010015
Lipid Bank DFA0015
Swiss Lipids 000001199
PlantFA ID
Food & Nutrition
FooDB FDB010033
INFOODS
Chemistry / Compounds
PubChem CID 13849
ChEBI 42504
ChemSpider 13249
InChIKey
NIKKAJI ID J3.656K
PDBe F15
UCI (UniChem)
SureChEMBL SCHEMBL6311
CCDC ZZZDDP
NMRShiftDB 60018598
Metabolites & Pathways
METLIN 5789
RefMet ID
RefMet Name
MetaboLights ID MTBLS106
BioCyc/MetaCyc
MetaNetX ID MNXM12597
BiGG ID 215864
KEGG C16537
KNApSAcK C00007423
Reactome ID
Drugs & Pharmacology
DrugBank
DrugCentral
BindingDB 50242348
Guide to Pharm
Probes & Drugs PD017541
Clinical & Medical
SNOMED-CT
MeSH C117025
NCIt Code C68413
Regulatory
NIH UNII (USA) CCW02D961F
FDA SRS (USA) CCW02D961F
NHPID (Canada)
DTXSID (USA) DTXSID2021652
TGA Ing ID (Australia)
Commercial Suppliers
eMolecules 530424
ChemicalBook CB7187490
MedChemExpress HY-W004283

Chemical Properties

Name(s):
Common Name Pentadecylic acid
Abbreviation C15
Simple Notation 15:0
Notation 15:0
IUPAC Name pentadecanoic acid
Structure:
Molecular C15H30O2
Structure CH3(CH2)13COOH
SMILES CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
Physical:
Weight 242.40 g/mol
Melting Point 52.6 °C
Reactivity
Double Bonds 0
Bis-Allylic Carbons 0
Beta-Oxidation
Beta Oxidation Cycles 6
ATP Yield (Net) 86 ATP