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cis-9,cis-12-linoleic acid; linoleic acid; 9,12-octadecadienoic acid; alpha-linoleic acid; (z,z)-9,12-octadecadienoic acid; 9,12-octadecadienoic acid (z,z)-; 9z,12z-octadecadienoic acid; 9,12-linoleic acid; cis,cis-linoleic acid

Name(s) cis-9,cis-12-linoleic acid; linoleic acid; 9,12-octadecadienoic acid; alpha-linoleic acid; (z,z)-9,12-octadecadienoic acid; 9,12-octadecadienoic acid (z,z)-; 9z,12z-octadecadienoic acid; 9,12-linoleic acid; cis,cis-linoleic acid
Scientific name(s) cis-9,cis-12-octadecadienoic acid; linoleic acid; linolic acid; (9z,12z)-octadeca-9,12-dienoic acid; telfairic acid; cis,cis-linoleic acid; linoleate; cis-9, cis-12-octadecadienoic acid
Formula C18H32O2
Molecular mass 280.452
IUPAC name (9Z,12Z)-octadeca-9,12-dienoic acid
INCHI InChI=1S/C18H32O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20/h6-7,9-10H,2-5,8,11-17H2,1H3,(H,19,20)/b7-6-,10-9+
SMILE [H]\C(CCCCC)=C(/[H])C\C([H])=C(/[H])CCCCCCCC(O)=O
CAS ID 60-33-3
PubChem ID 5280450
DrugBank ID Not available
CHEBI ID Not available
Description Constituent of most vegetable oils and animal fats. The Fe salt is the major component of metallic drier compositions used to line food cans_x000D_ _x000D_ Linoleic acid is one of two essential fatty acids that humans and other animals must ingest for good health, because the body requires them for various biological processes, but cannot synthesize them from other food components. (Z,Z)-9,12-Octadecadienoic acid is found in many foods, some of which are green bean, cloves, kumquat, and pecan nut.