Overview

Stats

Type
11
Carbons
0
Double bonds
0
Bis-allylic sites
186.295
Weight · g/mol
28.6 °C
Melting point
C11H22O2
Formula

Also known as

IUPAC undecanoic acid

  At a Glance

Key Points

Used as an antifungal to treat ringworm and athlete's foot.

Source

Found in dairy. Also made by gut microbes.

Type

Medium-chain saturated fatty acid with 11 carbons and no double bonds.

Identification

  Synonyms

Common Name Undecylic acid
IUPAC Name undecanoic acid
Traditional Name
Other Synonyms No other synonyms recorded.

  External IDs

General References
Wikipedia Undecylic_acid
Lipids
Lipid Maps LMFA01010011
Lipid Bank DFA0011
Swiss Lipids 000389946
PlantFA ID
Food & Nutrition
FooDB FDB000700
INFOODS
Chemistry / Compounds
PubChem CID 8180
ChEBI 32368
ChemSpider 7888
InChIKey
NIKKAJI ID J1.993C
PDBe 11A
UCI (UniChem) 415779
SureChEMBL 9266
CCDC ZZZNYY
NMRShiftDB 60018536
Metabolites & Pathways
METLIN 5894
RefMet ID
RefMet Name
MetaboLights ID MTBLS10965
BioCyc/MetaCyc CPD-23301
MetaNetX ID
BiGG ID
KEGG C17715
KNApSAcK C00007421
Reactome ID
Drugs & Pharmacology
DrugBank DB16857
DrugCentral
BindingDB 50511006
Guide to Pharm 5533
Probes & Drugs PD048355
Clinical & Medical
SNOMED-CT
MeSH C016173
NCIt Code C152801
Regulatory
NIH UNII (USA) 138ON3IIQG
FDA SRS (USA) 138ON3IIQG
NHPID (Canada)
DTXSID (USA) DTXSID8021690
TGA Ing ID (Australia)
Commercial Suppliers
eMolecules 485127
ChemicalBook CB1290921
MedChemExpress HY-W004282

Chemical Properties

Name(s):
Common Name Undecylic acid
Simple Notation 11:0
Notation 11:0
IUPAC Name undecanoic acid
Structure:
Molecular C11H22O2
Structure CH3(CH2)9COOH
SMILES CCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
Physical:
Weight 186.295 g/mol
Melting Point 28.6 °C
Reactivity
Double Bonds 0
Bis-Allylic Carbons 0
Beta-Oxidation
Beta Oxidation Cycles 4
ATP Yield (Net) 58 ATP