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