Pentadecylic acidC15

SFA15:0

  Overview

Stats

SFA
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
CAS 1002-84-2
ChEBI 42504
ChEMBL CHEMBL460025
ChemSpider 13249
InChIKey —
ZINC ID ZINC000030731069
NIKKAJI ID J3.656K
PDBe F15
UCI (UniChem) —
SureChEMBL SCHEMBL6311
CCDC ZZZDDP
NMRShiftDB 60018598
Metabolites & Pathways
HMDB HMDB0000826
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
MolPort Molport-001-792-028
eMolecules 530424
Mcule MCULE-3630464562
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