FComEx: Dodecanoic acid (PC000342)

Record Information

Version

1.0

Creation date

2015-10-09 22:30:03 UTC

Update date

2017-01-19 02:36:20 UTC

FoodComEx ID

PC000342

FoodDB Record

FDB003010

Chemical Information

Name

Dodecanoic acid

Description

Dodecanoic acid also known as Lauric acid, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as medium-chain fatty acids. These are fatty acids with an aliphatic tail that contains between 4 and 12 carbon atoms. Lauric acid is a weakly acidic compound. It is a white, powdery solid with a faint odour of mild fatty coconut bay oil or soap. Dodecanoic acid is the main fatty acid in coconut oil (49%) and in palm kernel oil (47-50%), and is found in lesser amounts in wild nutmeg, human breast milk, cow‚Äôs milk, goat milk, watermelon seeds, plum and macadamia nut ( doi:10.1351/pac200173040685). Dodecanoic acid, although slightly irritating to mucous membranes, has an extremely low toxicity, is inexpensive, has antimicrobial properties and so is used in many soaps and shampoos. It is reacted with sodium hydroxide to generate sodium laurate, which is soap. Dodecanoic acid has been characterized as having "a more favorable effect on total HDL cholesterol than any other fatty acid either saturated or unsaturated" (PMID: 12716665).

CAS Number

143-07-7

Structure

MOL SDF PDB SMILES InChI

Synonyms

Synonym	Source
1-Undecanecarboxylate	biospider
1-Undecanecarboxylic acid	biospider
ABL	ChEBI
Aliphat no. 4	HMDB
C12 Fatty acid	ChEBI
C12:0	ChEBI
CH3-[CH2]10-COOH	ChEBI
Coconut oil fatty acids	ChEBI
DAO	ChEBI
Docosanoic acid	manual
Dodecanoate	biospider
Dodecoate	Generator
Dodecoic acid	biospider
Dodecylate	biospider
Dodecylcarboxylate	biospider
Dodecylcarboxylic acid	Generator
Dodecylic acid	biospider
Duodecyclate	Generator
Duodecyclic acid	biospider
Duodecylate	Generator
Duodecylic acid	biospider
Edenor C 1298-100	HMDB
Emery 651	HMDB
FEMA 2614	db_source
Hystrene 9512	HMDB
Kortacid 1299	HMDB
Laate	Generator
Laic acid	Generator
Laurate	biospider
Lauric acid	db_source
Laurinsaeure	ChEBI
Laurostearate	biospider
Laurostearic acid	db_source
Lunac L 70	HMDB
Lunac L 98	HMDB
N-dodecanoate	biospider
N-dodecanoic acid	biospider
Neo-fat 12	HMDB
Neo-fat 12-43	HMDB
Nissan naa 122	HMDB
Philacid 1200	HMDB
Prifac 2920	HMDB
Undecane-1-carboxylate	Generator
Undecane-1-carboxylic acid	ChEBI
Univol u 314	HMDB
Vulvate	Generator
Vulvic acid	ChEBI

Chemical Formula

C12H24O2

IUPAC name

dodecanoic acid

InChI Identifier

InChI=1S/C12H24O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12(13)14/h2-11H2,1H3,(H,13,14)

InChI Key

POULHZVOKOAJMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Isomeric SMILES

CCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O

Average Molecular Weight

200.3178

Monoisotopic Molecular Weight

200.177630012

Chemical Taxonomy

Description

Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as medium-chain fatty acids. These are fatty acids with an aliphatic tail that contains between 4 and 12 carbon atoms.

Kingdom

Organic compounds

Super Class

Lipids and lipid-like molecules

Class

Fatty Acyls

Sub Class

Fatty acids and conjugates

Direct Parent

Medium-chain fatty acids

Alternative Parents