Lauric acid

SFA12:0

  Overview

Stats

SFA
Type
12
Carbons
0
Double bonds
0
Bis-allylic sites
200.32
Weight · g/mol
43.9 °C
Melting point
C12H24O2
Formula

Also known as

IUPAC dodecanoic acid

  At a Glance

Key Points

Makes up nearly half the fat in coconut and palm-kernel oil; a bright-white solid used in soaps.

Source

Primarily from plant oils; also in dairy.

Type

Medium-chain saturated fatty acid with 12 carbons and no double bonds.

Identification

  Synonyms

Common Name Lauric acid
IUPAC Name dodecanoic acid
Traditional Name —
Other Synonyms No other synonyms recorded.

  External IDs

General References
Wikipedia Lauric_acid
Lipids
Lipid Maps LMFA01010012
Lipid Bank DFA0012
Swiss Lipids 000000719
PlantFA ID —
Food & Nutrition
FooDB FDB003010
INFOODS —
Chemistry / Compounds
PubChem CID 3893
CAS 143-07-7
ChEBI 30805
ChEMBL CHEMBL108766
ChemSpider 3361474
InChIKey —
ZINC ID ZINC000001529498
NIKKAJI ID J2.548H
PDBe DAO
UCI (UniChem) —
SureChEMBL SCHEMBL5895
CCDC LAURAC
NMRShiftDB 10008731
Metabolites & Pathways
HMDB HMDB0000638
METLIN 5611
RefMet ID Lauric acid
RefMet Name —
MetaboLights ID MTBLC18262
BioCyc/MetaCyc DODECANOATE
MetaNetX ID MNXM402
BiGG ID 40351
KEGG C02679
KNApSAcK C00001221
Reactome ID —
Drugs & Pharmacology
DrugBank DB03017
DrugCentral 4642
BindingDB 50180948
Guide to Pharm 5534
Probes & Drugs PD020396
Clinical & Medical
SNOMED-CT —
MeSH C030358
NCIt Code C68384
Regulatory
NIH UNII (USA) 1160N9NU9U
FDA SRS (USA) 1160N9NU9U
NHPID (Canada) —
DTXSID (USA) DTXSID5021590
TGA Ing ID (Australia) —
Commercial Suppliers
MolPort Molport-000-881-524
eMolecules 495322
Mcule MCULE-2795129925
ChemicalBook CB4166931
MedChemExpress HY-Y0366

Chemical Properties

Name(s):
Common Name Lauric acid
Simple Notation 12:0
Notation 12:0
IUPAC Name dodecanoic acid
Structure:
Molecular C12H24O2
Structure CH3(CH2)10COOH
SMILES CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
Physical:
Weight 200.32 g/mol
Melting Point 43.9 °C
Reactivity
Double Bonds 0
Bis-Allylic Carbons 0
Beta-Oxidation
Beta Oxidation Cycles 5
ATP Yield (Net) 78 ATP