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| Common (non-systematic) Names for Fatty Acids |
| List prepared by R. O. Adlof and F. D. Gunstone |
| (Created: March, 2000; Last Updated: 2/22/2008) |
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| The authors have done their best to minimize errors. However, if errors are found or names to be added, please contact R. Adlof at: adlof1@comcast.net. This table is not copyrighted and may be downloaded. The authors would prefer, however, that this location be referenced rather than the table being inserted in toto in another web page. Thank you. |
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| For structure designations, abbreviations and references, please see listing at the end of this table. Where a botanical name is cited the acid is to be found in the seed oil. Where there are several common names for the same acid, these are cross-referenced to the one that is most used. |
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| Common name (acid) |
Structure |
Source |
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| Acetic |
2:0 |
Platelet activating factor |
| Acetonic |
2-OH, 2-Me 3:0 |
Flax |
| Acrylic |
2e-3:1 |
Nnc |
| Adipic |
6:0 di-acid |
Nnc |
| Adrenic |
7c10c13c16c-22:4 |
Adrenal lipids |
| Agonandoic |
9a11t-18:2 |
Santalum acuminatum |
| Agonandric |
8-OH, 9c11t-18:2 |
Agonandra, Iodina |
| Ajenoic |
3c5c7c9c11e-12:5 |
Llaveia axia |
| Alchornoic |
cis-14,15-ep 11c-20:1 |
Alchornia cordifolia |
| Alepraic |
See Alepramic |
- |
| Alepramic |
3-Cp 3:0 |
Flacourtiaceae seed oils |
| Aleprestic |
5-Cp 5:0 |
Flacourtiaceae seed oils |
| Alepric |
9-Cp 9:0 |
Flacourtiaceae seed oils |
| Aleprolic |
1-Cp 1:0 |
Flacourtiaceae seed oils |
| Aleprylic |
7-Cp 7:0 |
Flacourtiaceae seed oils |
| Aleuritic |
9,10,16-triOH 16:0 |
Shellac |
| Aleutiric |
9,10,18-triOH 18:0 |
Cork, Olea, Agave |
| Alvaradoic |
6a17e-18:2 |
Alvaradoa amorphoides |
| Alvaradonic |
8a17e-18:2 |
Alvaradoa amorphoides |
| Ambrettolic |
16-OH 7c-16:1 |
Muskmelon seed oil |
| Anacyclic |
2t4t8a10a-14:4 |
- |
| Angelic |
(2Z)-2-Me 4:1 |
Angelica archangelica |
| Anteisoheptadecanoic |
14Me 16:0 |
Animal fats |
| Anteisononadecanoic |
16Me 18:0 |
Animal fats |
| Anteisopentadecanoic |
12Me 14:0 |
Animal fats |
| Anteisotridecanoic |
10Me 12:0 |
Animal fats |
| Aquilegic |
See Columbinic |
- |
| Arachidic |
20:0 |
Groundnut (peanut) oil |
| Arachidonic |
5c8c11c14c-20:4 |
Animal phospholipids |
| Argemonic |
See Argenonic |
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| Argenonic |
6-OH 6-Me, 9-oxo-28:0 |
Papaveraceae |
| Artemesic |
See Coriolic |
- |
| Asclepic |
11c-18:1 |
Asclepia oils |
| Ascorbic |
Vitamin C |
- |
| Athanacalvic |
9-OH 9t16c12a14a-18:4 |
Athanasia calva |
| Auricolic |
14-OH 11c17c-20:2 |
Lesquerella auriculata |
| Avenoleic |
15(R)-OH 9c12c-18:2 |
- |
| Axillarenic (Axillaric) |
11,13-di OH, 9c-24:1 |
Euphorbiaceae |
| Azelaic |
9:0 di-acid |
Nnc |
| Behenic |
22:0 |
Lophira alata |
| Behenolic |
13a-22:0 |
Nnc |
| Bishomocolumbinic |
7c11c14t-20:3 |
- |
| Bishomopinolenic |
7c11c14c-20:3 |
- |
| Bolekic |
9a11a13c-18:3 |
Isano oil |
| Bosseopentaenoic |
5c8c10t12t14c-20:5 |
Bossiella orbigniana |
| Brassidic |
13t-22:1 |
trans form of erucic acid |
| Brassylic |
13:0 di-acid |
Nnc |
| Buiolic (jalapinolic) |
11-OH 16:0 |
- |
| Butolic |
6-OH 14:0 |
Shellac |
| Butyric |
4:0 |
Milk fats |
| Caleic |
3t9t12c-18:3 |
Compositae, Aster, Artium |
| Calendic (α) |
8t10t12c-18:3 |
Calendula officinalis |
| Calendic (β) |
8t10t12t-18:3 |
trans form of α-calendic acid |
| Calendulic |
See Calendic (α) |
- |
| Callosobruchusic |
3,7-di-Me,2c-8:1 di-acid |
Callosobruchus chinensis |
| Calthic |
See Podocarpic |
- |
| Capric |
10:0 |
Lauric oils |
| Caproic |
6:0 |
Milk fats |
| Caproleic |
9c-10:1 |
Milk fats |
| Capronic |
See Caproic |
- |
| Caprylic |
8:0 |
Lauric oils |
| Carboceric |
27:0 |
Malus domestica |
| Carnaubic |
See Lignoceric |
- |
| Cascarillic |
3,4-Mt-10:0 |
Croton eluteria L. bark |
| Catalpic |
9t11t13c-18:3 |
Catalpa ovata |
| Cerebronic |
2-OH 24:0 |
Cerebrosides |
| Ceromelissic |
See Psyllic |
- |
| Ceroplastic |
35:0 |
Nnc |
| Cerotic |
26:0 |
Waxes, Chrysanthemum, Cucurbita, Aster |
| Cervonic |
See DHA |
- |
| Cetelaidic |
11t-22:1 |
Hydrogenated fish oils |
| Cetoleic |
11c-22:1 |
Fish oils |
| Chaulmoogric |
13-Cp 13:0 |
Flacourtiaceae seed oils |
| Chrysobalanic |
4-oxo 9c11t13t15c-18:4 |
Chrysobalanus icaco |
| Cilienic |
6,11c-18:2 |
- |
| cis-Vaccenic |
See Asclepic |
- |
| Citraconic |
(Z)-2-Me 4:1 di-acid |
- |
| Citronnelic |
See Rhodinic |
- |
| Civetic |
8t-17:1 di-acid |
- |
| CLA |
Conjugated 18:2 isomers |
Ruminant fats |
| Clupadonic |
See DPA |
- |
| Clupanodonic |
4c8c12c15c19c-20:5c |
Fish oils |
| Colneleic |
9-oxa-8t10t12c-18:3 |
Enzymic oxidation of linoleic acid |
| Colnelenic |
9-oxa-8t10t12c15c-18:4 |
Enzymic oxidation of linolenic acid |
| Columbinic |
5t9c12c-18:3 |
Aquilegia vulgaris |
| Coniferonic |
5c9c12c15c-18:4 |
Conifer |
| Convolvulinolic (1 of 3) |
3,12-diOH-16:0 |
- |
| Convolvulinolic (2 of 3) |
11-OH 15:0 |
Ipomea oils |
| Convolvulinolic (3 of 3) |
11-OH 14:0 |
Ipomea oils |
| Coriolic |
13-OH 9c11t-18:2 |
Xeranthemum annuum |
| Coronaric |
cis-9,10-ep 12c-18:1 |
Chrysanthemum coronarium |
| Couepic |
See Licanic |
Couepia grandiflora |
| Couepinic (Coupenic) |
See Licanic (a) |
Licania parinarium |
| Crepenynic (Crepeninic) |
9c12a-18:2 |
Crepis and Afzelia oils |
| Crotonic |
2t-4:1 |
Angelica roots |
| Daturic (Daturinic) |
See Margaric |
Animal fats |
| Dehydrocrepenyic |
9c12a14c-18:3 |
Afzelia |
| Demospongic |
C24-C34 5c9c-diene acids |
Sponges |
| Dendrotrifidic |
16-OH, 9c12a14a17e-18:4 |
Dendropanax trifidus |
| Dendryphiellic |
6-Me 2c4c-8:2 |
Dendryphyiella salina |
| Densipolic |
12(R)-OH 9c15c-18:2 |
Lesquerella densipila |
| Denticetic |
5c-12:1 |
Lauraceae |
| DHA |
4c7c10c13c16c19c-22:6 |
Fish oils, Sesbania, Quercus, Diospyros |
| Dicramin |
6a9c12c15c-18:4 |
Dicramium scoparium |
| Dihomogammalinolenic |
8c11c14c-20:3 |
Animal phospholipids |
| Dihomolinoleic |
11c14c-20:2 |
- |
| Dihomolinolenic |
11c14c17c-20:3 |
Animal fats |
| Dihomo Mead's acid |
7c10c13c-22:3 |
- |
| Dihomopinolenic |
7c11c14c-20:3 |
Pinacae family |
| Dihomotaxoleic |
7c11c-20:2 |
Taxus spp. |
| Dihydrofulgidic |
9S,12S,13S-tri-OH 10t-18:1 |
- |
| Dihydromalvalic |
8,9-P-18:0 |
- |
| Dihydromalyngic |
9S,12R,13S-tri-OH 10t-18:1 |
Malvaceae |
| Dihydroxystearic |
9,10-diOH 18:0 |
- |
| α-Dimorphecolic |
9-OH,10t12c-18:2 |
Dimorphecolic pluvialis |
| β-Dimorphecolic |
9-OH,10t12t-18:2 |
Dimorphecolic pluvialis |
| DPA |
7c10c13c16c19c-22:5 |
Fish oils |
| Elaidic |
9t-18:1 |
Trans isomer of oleic acid |
| Elaidolinolenic |
See Linolenelaidic |
- |
| EPA |
5c8c11c14c17c-20:5 |
Fish oils |
| Eleostearic (α) |
9c11t13t-18:3 |
Momordica charantia**, Euphorbiaceae |
| Eleostearic (β) |
9t11t13t-18:3 |
Tung oil |
| Eleostearinic |
See Eleostearic (a) |
- |
| Enanthic (enanthoic) |
7:0 |
Albae, Cucurbitaceae |
| Ephedrenic |
5c11c-18:2 |
Ephedra |
| Ephedric |
See Ephedrenic |
- |
| Equisetolic |
30:0 di-acid |
Equisetum telmateia spores |
| Eranthic |
5c13c16c-22:3 |
Ranunculaceae |
| Erucic |
13c-22:1 |
Cruciferae seed oils |
| Erythrogenic |
See Isanic |
- |
| D-Erythronic |
2R,3R,4 tri-OH 4:0 |
- |
| L-Erythronic |
2S,3S,4 tri-OH 4:0 |
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| Exocarpic |
9a11a13t-18:3 |
Isano oil |
| Farnesenic |
3,7,11-tri-Me 2,6,10-15:3 |
Juvenile hormone; all isomers known |
| Farnesic |
See Farnesenic |
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| Farnesolic |
See Farnesenic |
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| Farnesylic |
See Farnesenic |
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| Floionolic |
See Phloionolic acid |
- |
| Fomentic |
2-Me 3,3-di-18:0 4:0 di-acid |
Fomes fomentarius |
| Fuconic |
2,3,4,5-tetraOH 6:0 |
Sugar derivative, many stereochemistries. |
| Fulgidic |
9R,12R,13R tri-OH 10t,15c-18:2 |
Rudbeckia fulgida |
| Fumaric |
2t-4:1 di-acid |
Fumaria officianalis (in many plants) |
| Furocarpic |
9,12-ep, 9t12t-18:2 |
Exocarpus cupressiformis |
| Gadelaidic |
9t-20:1 |
Trans form of gadoleic acid |
| Gadoleic |
9c-20:1 |
Fish oils |
| Gaidic |
2t-16:1 |
- |
| Galactaric |
See Fuconic |
- |
| Gamma Linolenic |
See GLA |
- |
| Gamolenic |
See GLA |
- |
| Geddic |
34:0 |
- |
| Geranic |
3,7-di-Me 2t6e-8:2 |
Daphne flowers, Rodgersia podophylla |
| Gheddic |
34:0 |
- |
| GLA |
6c9c12c-18:3 |
Evening primrose, borage, etc |
| Glutamic |
2-NH2 5:0 di-acid |
Bacterial cell peptidolipids |
| Glutaric |
5:0 di-acid |
Nnc |
| Glycolic |
2-OH 2:0 |
- |
| Gondoic |
11c-20:1 |
Fish oils |
| Gondoleic* |
9c-20:1 |
- |
| Gorlic |
13-Cp 6c-13:1 |
Flacourticeae oils |
| Goshuyic |
5c8c-18:2 |
Rutaceae |
| Halphenic |
See Malvalic |
- |
| Helenynolic |
9-OH 10t12a-18:2 |
Helychrysum bracteatum |
| Hendecenoic |
See Undecylenic |
- |
| Hiragonic |
6c10c14c-16:3 |
Fish oils |
| Homotoluic |
PhCH2CH2COOH |
Tail gland, red deer |
| Hormelic |
15-Cp 15:1 |
Flacourticeae oils |
| Hydnocarpic |
11-Cp 11:0 |
Flacourticeae oils |
| Hydrosorbic* |
3t-16:1 di-acid |
- |
| 11-Hydroxyceromelissic |
11-OH 33:0 |
Argemone mexicana |
| Hydroxynervonic |
2-OH 15c-24:1 |
Sphingolipids |
| Hyenic |
25:0 |
- |
| Iponic |
See Sebacic |
- |
| Ipurolic |
3,11-diOH 14:0 |
Ipomoca oils |
| Isanic |
9a11a17e-18:3 |
Isano oil |
| Isanolic |
8-OH 9a11a17e-18:3 |
Isano oil |
| Isoarachidic |
18-Me 19:0 |
- |
| Isobutyric |
2-Me 3:0 |
- |
| Isocapric |
8-Me 9:0 |
- |
| Isocaproic |
4-Me 5:0 |
- |
| Isocerotic |
24-Me 25:0 |
- |
| Isocrotonic |
2c-4:1 |
- |
| Isogorlic |
4c,2-Cp-18:2 |
- |
| Isoheptadecanoic |
15-Me-16:0 |
- |
| Isolauric |
10-Me-11:0 |
- |
| Isoleucic |
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