F.A.Q.:33.Common (non-systematic) Names for Fatty Acids
For structure designations, abbreviations and references, please see listing at the end of this table. Where a botanical name is cited the acid is to be found in the seed oil. Where there are several common names for the same acid, these are cross-referenced to the one that is most used:
Nomenclature: c = cis, t = trans, a = acetylene e = ethylenic bond (stereochemistry not relevant or unknown) ep = epoxy Me = methyl group Mt = methano -CH2- Cp = 2-cyclopentenyl (C5H7) P = cyclopropenyl Nnc = not natural constituent of normal fats. F* = furanoid * = Spelling or structure uncertain.
**= Original designation of structure incorrect; more probable structure listed.
Examples:14:2 = 14 carbon atoms, 2 sites of unsaturation. 9:0 di-acid = HOOC(CH2)7COOH
Common
name (acid)
Structure
Source
_
_
_
Acetic
2:0
Platelet
activating factor
Acrylic
2e-3:1
Nnc
Adipic
6:0
di-acid
Nnc
Adrenic
7c10c13c16c-22:4
Adrenal
lipids
Agonandoic (aka. ximenynic)
9a,11t-18:2
Santalum acuminatum
Agonandric
8-OH
9a11t-18:2
Agonandra
(Opiliaceae)
Alchornoic
cis-14,15-ep 11c-20:1
Alchornia cordifolia
Alepramic
3-Cp
3:0
Flacourtiaceae seed oils
Aleprestic
5-Cp
5:0
Flacourtiaceae seed oils
Alepric
9-Cp
9:0
Flacourtiaceae seed oils
Aleprolic
1-Cp
1:0
Flacourtiaceae seed oils
Aleprylic
7-Cp
7:0
Flacourtiaceae seed oils
Aleuritic
9,10,16-triOH 16:0
Shellac
Ambrettolic
16-OH
7c-16:1
Musk
mellon seed oil
Angelic
2Me
2c-4:1
Angelica
archangelica
Anteisoheptadecanoic
14Me
16:0
Animal
fats
Anteisononadecanoic_
16Me
18:0
Animal
fats
Anteisopentadecanoic
12Me
14:0
Animal
fats
Anteisotridecanoic
10Me
12:0
Animal
fats
Arachidic
20:0
Groundnut (peanut) oil
Arachidonic
5c8c11c14c-20:4
Animal
phospholipids
Argenonic
6-OH,
6-Me, 9-oxo-28:0
Papaveraceae
Artemesic
See
Coriolic
-
Asclepic
11c-18:1
Asclepia oils
Ascorbic
Vitamin
C
-
Auricolic
14
-OH 11c17c-20:2
Lesquerella auriculata
Avenoleic
15(R)-OH
9c12c-18:2
Axillarenic
11,13-di
OH, 9c-24:1
Euphorbiaeceae
Azelaic
9:0
di-acid
Nnc
Behenic
22:0
Lophira alata
Behenolic
13a-22:0
Nnc
Bishomopinolenic
7c,11c,14c-20:3
Bolekic
9a11a13c-18:3
Isano
oil
Bosseopentaenoic
5c8c10t12t14c-20:5
Bossiella orbigniana
Brassidic
13t-22:1
Trans form of erucic acid
Brassylic
13:0
di-acid
Nnc
Buiolic
(jalapinolic)
11-OH
16:0
Butolic
6-OH
14:0
Shellac
Butyric
4:0
Milk
fats
Calendic
( a )
8t10t12c-18:3
Calendula officinalis
Calendic
( b )
8t10t12t-18:3
Trans form of a-calendic acid
Capric
10:0
Lauric
oils
Caproic
6:0
Milk
fats
Caproleic
9c-10:1
Milk
fats
Caprylic_
8:0
Lauric
oils
Carboceric
27:0
-
Catalpic
9t11t13c-18:3_
Catalpa ovata
Cerebronic
2-OH
24:0
Cerebrosides
Cerinic
See
Cerotic
-
Ceromelissic
33:0
(see psyllic)
-
Ceroplastic
35:0
Nnc
Cerotic
26:0
Waxes
Cervonic
DHA
-
Cetelaidic
11t-20:1
Hydrogenated fish oils
Cetoleic
11c-22:1
Fish
oils
Chaulmoogric
13-Cp
13:0
Flacourtiaceae seed oils
Chrysobalanic
4-oxo
9c11t13t15c-18:4
Chyrsobalanus icaco
Civetic
8t-17:1 di-acid
CLA
Conjugated 18:2 isomers
Ruminant
fats
Clupadonic
7c10c13c16c19c-22:5
Fish
oils
Colneleic
9-oxa-8t10t12c-18:3
Enzymic
oxidation of linoleic acid
Colnelenic
9-oxa-8t10t12c15c-18:4
Enzymic
oxidation of linolenic acid
Columbinic
5t9c12c-18:3
Aquilegia vulgaris
Coniferonic
5c,9c,12c,15c-18:4
Conifer
Convolvulinolic
11-OH
14:0
Ipomea oils
Coriolic
13-OH
9c11t-18:2
Xeranthemum annuum
Coronaric
Cis-9,10-ep 12c-18:1
Chrysanthemum coronarium
Couepic
See
Licanic
-
Couepinic (licanic?)
4-keto
9c11c13c-18:3;
-
Crepenynic
9c12a-18:2
Crepis and Afzelia oils
Daturic
See
Margaric
Animal
fats
Dehydrocrepenyic
9c12a14c-18:3
-
Demospongic_
C24-C34
5c9c-diene acids
Sponges
Densipolic
12(R)-OH
9c15c-18:2
Lesquerella densipila
DHA
4c7c10c13c16c19c-22:6
Fish
oils
*Dicramin
9c12c15c6a-18:4
dicramium scoparium
Dihomolinoleic
11c14c-20:2
Dihomolinolenic
8c11c14c-20:3
Animal
fats
Dihomo
Mead's acid
7c10c13c-22:3
Dihomopinolenic
7c11c14c-20:3
Pinacae
family
Dihomotaxoleic
7c11c-20:2
Taxus spp.
Dihydroxystearic
9,10-diOH 18:0
-
*Dimorphecolic
9-OH,10t,12t-18:2
Dimorphecolic pluvialis
DPA
7c10c13c16c19c-22:5
Fish
oils
Elaidic
9t-18:1
Trans isomer of oleic acid
Elaidolinolenic
See
Linolenelaidic
-
EPA
5c8c11c14c17c-20:5
Fish
oils
Eleostearic ( a )
9c11t13t-18:3
Tung
oil
Eleostearic
( a )
9c11t13t-18:3
Momordica
charantia **
Eleostearic ( b )
9t11t13t-18:3
All-trans a-eleostearic acid
Enanthic
7:0
Nnc
Ephedrenic
5c,11c-18:2
Ephedra
Erucic
13c-22:1
Cruciferae seed oils
Erythrogenic
See
Isanic
-
Exocarpic
9a11a13t-18:3
Isano
oil
Gadelaidic
9t-20:1
Trans form of gadoleic acid
Gadoleic
9c-20:1
Fish
oils
Gaidic
2t-16:1
-
Geddic
34:0
-
Gheddic
34:0
-
GLA
6c9c12c-18:3
Evening
primrose, borage, etc
Glutaric
5:0
di-acid
Nnc
Gondoic
11c-20:1
Fish
oils
*Gondoleic
9c-20:1
-
Gorlic
13-Cp
6c-13:1
Flacourticeae oils
Helenynolic
9-OH
10t12a-18:2
Helychrysum bracteatum
*Hiragonic
7c10c13c-16:3
Fish
oils
Hormelic
15-Cp
15:0
Flacourticeae oils
Hydnocarpic
11-Cp
11:0
Flacourticeae oils
*Hydrosorbic
3e-16:1
di-acid
-
Hydroxycerebronic
2-hydroxycerebronic
Sphingolipids
Hydroxynervonic
2-hydroxynervonic
Sphingolipids
Ipurolic
3,11-diOH 14:0
Ipomoca
oils
Isanic
9a11a17e-18:3
Isano
oil
Isanolic
8-OH
9a11a17e-18:3
Isano
oil
Isoarachidic
18-Me
19:0
-
Isobutyric
2-Me
3:0
-
Isocaproic
4-Me
5:0
-
Isocerotic
24-Me
25:0
-
Isoheptadecanoic
15-Me-16:0
-
Isolauric
10-Me-11:0
-
Isomargaric
15-Me
16:0
-
Isomontanic
26-Me-27:0
-
*Isomycomycin
3c5c7a9a11a-13:5
-
Isomyristic
12-Me
13:0
-
Isononadecanoic
17-Me
18:0
-
Isopalmitic
14-Me
15:0
-
Isopentadecanoic
13-Me
14:0
-
Isoricinoleic
9-OH,12c-18:1
Strophanthus
Isostearic
16-Me-17:0
-
Isotridecanoic
11-Me
12:0
-
*Isovaleric
3-Me
4:0
Porpoise, dolphin
Jacaric
8c10t12c-18:3
Jacaranda mimosifolia
Jalapinolic
11-OH
16:0
Jalap
resin
Japanic
21:0
di-acid
-
Jasmonic
C12
cyclopentane acid_
Linoleic
acid metabolite
Juniperic
16-OH
16:0
Conifer
waxes
Juniperinic
16-OH
16:0
Conifer
waxes
Juniperonic
5c11c14c17c-20:4
Conifer
waxes
Kamlolenic ( a )
18-OH
9c11t13t-18:3
Kamala
oil
*Kamlolenic ( b )
18-OH
9t11t13t-18:3
Kamala
oil
*Kerrolic
4-OH-16:0
Shellac
Keteleeronic
5c11c-20:2
Gymnosperm sp
Labellenic
5,6-18:2
(R)-form
Leonotis seed oil
Lacceric
32:0
Stick
lac wax
Lacceroic
See
lacceric
Stick
lac wax
Lactarinic
6-oxo
18:0
Lactarius rufus
Ladderane (pentacycloannamoxic
acid methyl ester)
(cyBut)5-(CH2)7COOCH3
A lipid
(found in anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing bacteria) which
contains a chain of five cis-fused cyclobutane rings.
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