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Creation date2011-04-11 17:01:44 UTC
Update date2019-08-01 18:41:38 UTC
Primary IDFDB021815
Secondary Accession NumbersNot Available
Chemical Information
FooDB NameBehenic acid
DescriptionBehenic acid, also known as docosanoate or 1-docosanoic acid, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as very long-chain fatty acids. These are fatty acids with an aliphatic tail that contains at least 22 carbon atoms. Based on a literature review a significant number of articles have been published on Behenic acid.
CAS Number112-85-6
Structure
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Synonyms
SynonymSource
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Predicted PropertiesNot Available
Chemical FormulaC22H44O2
IUPAC name
InChI IdentifierInChI=1S/C22H44O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22(23)24/h2-21H2,1H3,(H,23,24)
InChI KeyUKMSUNONTOPOIO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Isomeric SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O
Average Molecular Weight340.5836
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight340.334130652
Classification
Description Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as very long-chain fatty acids. These are fatty acids with an aliphatic tail that contains at least 22 carbon atoms.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassFatty Acyls
Sub ClassFatty acids and conjugates
Direct ParentVery long-chain fatty acids
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Very long-chain fatty acid
  • Straight chain fatty acid
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
OntologyNo ontology term
Physico-Chemical Properties - Experimental
Physico-Chemical Properties - Experimental
PropertyValueReference
Physical stateSolid
Physical DescriptionNot Available
Mass CompositionNot Available
Melting PointNot Available
Boiling PointNot Available
Experimental Water SolubilityNot Available
Experimental logPNot Available
Experimental pKaNot Available
Isoelectric pointNot Available
ChargeNot Available
Optical RotationNot Available
Spectroscopic UV DataNot Available
DensityNot Available
Refractive IndexNot Available
Spectra
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EI-MS/GC-MSNot Available
MS/MSNot Available
NMRNot Available
ChemSpider ID7923
ChEMBL IDCHEMBL1173474
KEGG Compound IDC08281
Pubchem Compound ID8215
Pubchem Substance IDNot Available
ChEBI ID28941
Phenol-Explorer IDNot Available
DrugBank IDNot Available
HMDB IDHMDB00944
CRC / DFC (Dictionary of Food Compounds) IDCPW86-E:CPW86-E
EAFUS IDNot Available
Dr. Duke IDBEHENIC-ACID|DOCOSANOIC-ACID
BIGG IDNot Available
KNApSAcK IDC00001211
HET IDNot Available
Food Biomarker OntologyNot Available
VMH IDNot Available
Flavornet IDNot Available
GoodScent IDNot Available
SuperScent IDNot Available
Wikipedia IDBehenic_acid
Phenol-Explorer Metabolite IDNot Available
Duplicate IDSNot Available
Old DFC IDSNot Available
Associated Foods
FoodContent Range AverageReference
FoodReference
Biological Effects and Interactions
Health Effects / Bioactivities
DescriptorIDDefinitionReference
cosmetic64857 The role played by a substance in enhancing the appearance or odour of the human body; a name given to the substance itself or to a component of it.DUKE
EnzymesNot Available
PathwaysNot Available
MetabolismNot Available
BiosynthesisNot Available
Organoleptic Properties
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Files
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References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
General ReferenceNot Available
Content Reference— Saxholt, E., et al. 'Danish food composition databank, revision 7.' Department of Nutrition, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark (2008).
— Duke, James. 'Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. United States Department of Agriculture.' Agricultural Research Service, Accessed April 27 (2004).
— Shinbo, Y., et al. 'KNApSAcK: a comprehensive species-metabolite relationship database.' Plant Metabolomics. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. 165-181.