List of saturated fatty acids

Short description: Make up Saturated Fats

Saturated fatty acids are fatty acids that make up saturated fats.

## Straight-chain

Saturated straight-chain fatty acids:

Common name  | Systematic Name  | Structural Formula  | Lipid Numbers

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Formic acid | Formic acid  | HCOOH  | C1:0
Acetic acid | Acetic acid  | CH3COOH  | C2:0
Propionic acid | Propanoic acid  | CH3CH2COOH  | C3:0
Butyric acid | Butanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)2COOH  | C4:0
Valeric acid | Pentanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)3COOH  | C5:0
Caproic acid | Hexanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)4COOH  | C6:0
Enanthic acid | Heptanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)5COOH  | C7:0
Caprylic acid | Octanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)6COOH  | C8:0
Pelargonic acid | Nonanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)7COOH  | C9:0
Capric acid | Decanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)8COOH  | C10:0
Undecylic acid | Undecanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)9COOH  | C11:0
Lauric acid | Dodecanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)10COOH  | C12:0
Tridecylic acid | Tridecanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)11COOH  | C13:0
Myristic acid | Tetradecanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)12COOH  | C14:0
Pentadecylic acid | Pentadecanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)13COOH  | C15:0
Palmitic acid | Hexadecanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)14COOH  | C16:0
Margaric acid | Heptadecanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)15COOH  | C17:0
Stearic acid | Octadecanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)16COOH  | C18:0
Nonadecylic acid | Nonadecanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)17COOH  | C19:0
Arachidic acid | Icosanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)18COOH  | C20:0
Heneicosylic acid | Heneicosanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)19COOH  | C21:0
Behenic acid | Docosanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)20COOH  | C22:0
Tricosylic acid | Tricosanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)21COOH  | C23:0
Lignoceric acid | Tetracosanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)22COOH  | C24:0
Pentacosylic acid | Pentacosanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)23COOH  | C25:0
Cerotic acid | Hexacosanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)24COOH  | C26:0
Carboceric acid | Heptacosanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)25COOH  | C27:0
Montanic acid | Octacosanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)26COOH  | C28:0
Nonacosylic acid | Nonacosanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)27COOH  | C29:0
Melissic acid | Triacontanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)28COOH  | C30:0
Hentriacontylic acid | Hentriacontanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)29COOH  | C31:0
Lacceroic acid | Dotriacontanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)30COOH  | C32:0
Psyllic acid | Tritriacontanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)31COOH  | C33:0
Geddic acid | Tetratriacontanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)32COOH  | C34:0
Ceroplastic acid | Pentatriacontanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)33COOH  | C35:0
Hexatriacontylic acid | Hexatriacontanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)34COOH  | C36:0
Heptatriacontylic acid | Heptatriacontanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)35COOH  | C37:0
Octatriacontylic acid  | Octatriacontanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)36COOH  | C38:0
Nonatriacontylic acid  | Nonatriacontanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)37COOH  | C39:0
Tetracontylic acid  | Tetracontanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)38COOH  | C40:0

## Branched-chain

Saturated branched-chain fatty acids:

Common name  | Systematic Name  | Structural Formula  | Lipid Numbers

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Isobutyric acid | 2-Methylpropanoic acid  | (CH3)2CHCOOH  | iso C4:0
Isovaleric acid | 3-Methylbutanoic acid  | (CH3)2CHCH2COOH  | iso C5:0
2-Methylbutyric acid | 2-Methylbutanoic acid  | CH3CH2CH(CH3)COOH  | anteiso C5:0
Pivalic acid | 2,2-Dimethylpropanoic acid  | (CH3)3CCOOH  | C5:0
Isocaproic acid | 4-Methylpentanoic acid  | (CH3)2CH(CH2)2COOH  | iso C6:0
Octoic acid | 2-Ethylhexanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)3CH(CH2CH3)COOH  | C8:0
13-Methylmyristic acid | 13-Methyltetradecanoic acid  | (CH3)2CH(CH2)11COOH  | iso C15:0
Tuberculostearic acid | 10-Methyloctadecanoic acid  | CH3(CH2)7CH(CH3)(CH2)8COOH  | C19:0
Pristanic acid | 2,6,10,14-Tetramethylpentadecanoic acid  | (CH3)2CH(CH2)3CH(CH3)(CH2)3CH(CH3)(CH2)3CH(CH3)COOH  | C19:0
Phytanic acid | (7R,11R)-3,7,11,15-Tetramethylhexadecanoic acid  | (CH3)2CH(CH2)3CH(CH3)(CH2)3CH(CH3)(CH2)3CH(CH3)CH2COOH  | C20:0

## See also

* List of unsaturated fatty acids
* Carboxylic acid
* List of carboxylic acids
* Dicarboxylic acid

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Lipids: Fatty acid

Saturated|

* Butyric (C4)
* Valeric (C5)
* Caproic (C6)
* Enanthic (C7)
* Caprylic (C8)
* Pelargonic (C9)
* Capric (C10)
* Undecylic (C11)
* Lauric (C12)
* Tridecylic (C13)
* Myristic (C14)
* Pentadecanoic (C15)
* Palmitic (C16)
* Margaric (C17)
* Stearic (C18)
* Nonadecylic (C19)
* Arachidic (C20)
* Heneicosylic (C21)
* Behenic (C22)
* Tricosylic (C23)
* Lignoceric (C24)
* Pentacosylic (C25)
* Cerotic (C26)
* Heptacosylic (C27)
* Montanic (C28)
* Nonacosylic (C29)
* Melissic (C30)
* Hentriacontylic (C31)
* Lacceroic (C32)
* Psyllic (C33)
* Geddic (C34)
* Ceroplastic (C35)
* Hexatriacontylic (C36)
* Heptatriacontanoic (C37)
* Octatriacontanoic (C38)
* Nonatriacontanoic (C39)
* Tetracontanoic (C40)

ω−3 Unsaturated|

* Octenoic (8:1)
* Decenoic (10:1)
* Decadienoic (10:2)
* Lauroleic (12:1)
* Laurolinoleic (12:2)
* Myristovaccenic (14:1)
* Myristolinoleic (14:2)
* Myristolinolenic (14:3)
* Palmitolinolenic (16:3)
* Palmitidonic (16:4)
* α-Linolenic (18:3)
* Stearidonic (18:4)
* Dihomo-α-linolenic (20:3)
* Eicosatetraenoic (20:4)
* Eicosapentaenoic (20:5)
* Clupanodonic (22:5)
* Docosahexaenoic (22:6)
* 9,12,15,18,21-Tetracosapentaenoic (24:5)
* 6,9,12,15,18,21-Tetracosahexaenoic (24:6)

ω−5 Unsaturated|

* Myristoleic (14:1)
* Palmitovaccenic (16:1)
* α-Eleostearic (18:3)
* β-Eleostearic (trans-18:3)
* Punicic (18:3)
* 7,10,13-Octadecatrienoic (18:3)
* 9,12,15-Eicosatrienoic (20:3)
* β-Eicosatetraenoic (20:4)

ω−6 Unsaturated|

* 8-Tetradecenoic (14:1)
* 12-Octadecenoic (18:1)
* Linoleic (18:2)
* Linolelaidic (trans-18:2)
* γ-Linolenic (18:3)
* Calendic (18:3)
* Pinolenic (18:3)
* Dihomo-linoleic (20:2)
* Dihomo-γ-linolenic (20:3)
* Arachidonic (20:4)
* Adrenic (22:4)
* Osbond (22:5)

ω−7 Unsaturated|

* Palmitoleic (16:1)
* Vaccenic (18:1)
* Rumenic (18:2)
* Paullinic (20:1)
* 7,10,13-Eicosatrienoic (20:3)

ω−9 Unsaturated|

* Oleic (18:1)
* Elaidic (trans-18:1)
* Gondoic (20:1)
* Erucic (22:1)
* Nervonic (24:1)
* 8,11-Eicosadienoic (20:2)
* Mead (20:3)

ω−10 Unsaturated|

* Sapienic (16:1)

ω−11 Unsaturated|

* Gadoleic (20:1)

ω−12 Unsaturated|

* 4-Hexadecenoic (16:1)
* Petroselinic (18:1)
* 8-Eicosenoic (20:1)

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