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lauric acid; dodecanoic acid

Name(s)	lauric acid; dodecanoic acid
Scientific name(s)	lauric acid; n-dodecanoic acid; dodecylic acid; vulvic acid; laurostearic acid; dodecoic acid
Formula	C12H24O2
Molecular mass	200.322
IUPAC name	dodecanoic acid
INCHI	Not available
SMILE	CCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O
CAS ID	143-07-7
PubChem ID	3893
DrugBank ID	DB03017
CHEBI ID	30805

Description	Defoamer, lubricant. It is used in fruit coatings. Occurs as glyceride in coconut oil and palm kernel oil. Simple esters are flavour ingredients_x000D_ _x000D_ Lauric acid (systematically: dodecanoic acid), the saturated fatty acid with a 12 carbon atom chain, is a white, powdery solid with a faint odor of bay oil or soap. Dodecanoic acid is found in many foods, some of which are black crowberry, spiny lobster, red rice, and summer savory.

Description

Defoamer, lubricant. It is used in fruit coatings. Occurs as glyceride in coconut oil and palm kernel oil. Simple esters are flavour ingredients_x000D_ _x000D_ Lauric acid (systematically: dodecanoic acid), the saturated fatty acid with a 12 carbon atom chain, is a white, powdery solid with a faint odor of bay oil or soap. Dodecanoic acid is found in many foods, some of which are black crowberry, spiny lobster, red rice, and summer savory.