dodecanoic acid

Term ID

CHEBI:30805

Synonyms

• 1-undecanecarboxylic acid
• ABL
• C12 fatty acid
• C12:0
• CH3-[CH2]10-COOH
• Coconut oil fatty acids
• DAO
• Dodecanoic acid
• dodecoic acid
• Dodecylcarboxylate
• Dodecylic acid
• Duodecyclic acid
• Duodecylic acid
• lauric acid
• Laurinsaeure
• Laurostearic acid
• n-dodecanoic acid
• Undecane-1-carboxylic acid
• Vulvic acid

Definition

A straight-chain, twelve-carbon medium-chain saturated fatty acid with strong bactericidal properties; the main fatty acid in coconut oil and palm kernel oil.

References

• cas:143-07-7
• drugbank:DB03017
• drugcentral:4642
• gmelin:103520
• hmdb:HMDB0000638
• kegg.compound:C02679
• knapsack:C00001221
• lipidmaps:LMFA01010012
• metacyc.compound:DODECANOATE
• pdb-ccd:DAO
• pubmed:19387482
• pubmed:26884207
• reaxys:1099477
• umbbd.compound:c0566
• wikipedia.en:Lauric_acid

Ontology

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Resources

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