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octadecenoic acid

Name(s) octadecenoic acid
Scientific name(s)
Formula C18H34O2
Molecular mass 282.468
IUPAC name octadec-2-enoic acid
INCHI Not available
SMILE [H]\C(CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC)=C(/[H])C([O-])=O
CAS ID Not available
PubChem ID 172146
DrugBank ID Not available
CHEBI ID 25634
Description Octadecenoic acid is also known as octadecenoate. Octadecenoic acid is practically insoluble (in water) and a very weakly acidic compound (based on its pKa). Octadecenoic acid can be found in a number of food items such as papaya, potato, black walnut, and borage, which makes octadecenoic acid a potential biomarker for the consumption of these food products.