List of saturated fatty acids

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

Common Name  | Systematic Name  | Structural Formula  | Lipid Numbers

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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

## See also

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

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