Tricosylic acid
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Preferred IUPAC name Tricosanoic acid | |
Other names Tricosylic acid | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.017.654 |
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Properties | |
C23H46O2 | |
Molar mass | 354.35 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Tricosylic acid, or tricosanoic acid, is a 23-carbon long-chain saturated fatty acid with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)21COOH.
Natural occurrence
[edit]Tricosylic acid occurs naturally in the leaves of Cecropia adenopus and in fennel.[1][2] It also occurs in small quantities in the lipids of various other plants.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Blaschek, W. (1998). Hagers Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis : Folgeband 2: Drogen A-K. R. Hänsel, K. Keller, J. Reichling, H. Rimpler, G. Schneider (5., vollständig neubearbeitete Auflage ed.). Berlin, Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-642-58928-7. OCLC 913646754.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Lim, Tong Kwee (2013). Edible medicinal and non-medicinal plants. Volume 5, Fruits. Dordrecht [Netherlands]. ISBN 978-94-007-5653-3. OCLC 826864042.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "PlantFAdb: 23:0; Tricosanoic acid; 22FA; Tricosylic acid; n-Tricosanoic acid". plantfadb.org. Retrieved 2022-02-11.