List of saturated fatty acids
- List of saturated fatty acids
Most commonly occurring saturated fatty acids are:
* Butyric (butanoic acid): CH3(CH2)2COOH or C4:0
* Valeric (pentanoic acid): CH3(CH2)3COOH or C5:0
* Caproic (hexanoic acid): CH3(CH2)4COOH or C6:0
* Caprylic (octanoic acid): CH3(CH2)6COOH or C8:0
* Capric (decanoic acid): CH3(CH2)8COOH or C10:0
* Lauric (dodecanoic acid): CH3(CH2)10COOH or C12:0
* Myristic (tetradecanoic acid): CH3(CH2)12COOH or C14:0
* Palmitic (hexadecanoic acid): CH3(CH2)14COOH or C16:0
* Stearic (octadecanoic acid): CH3(CH2)16COOH or C18:0
* Arachidic (eicosanoic acid): CH3(CH2)18COOH or C20:0
* Behenic (docosanoic acid): CH3(CH2)20COOH or C22:0
* Lignoceric (tetracosanoic acid): CH3(CH2)22COOH or C24:0
* Cerotic (hexacosanoic acid): CH3(CH2)24COOH or C26:0
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