Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2022-07-26 19:02:43 UTC
Update Date2024-10-15 21:10:27 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0057084
Metabolite Identification
Common Namecerotic acid
DescriptionHexacosanoic acid, also known as C26:0 or N-hexacosanoate, 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. Hexacosanoic acid is a very hydrophobic molecule, practically insoluble (in water), and relatively neutral. Hexacosanoic acid is a potentially toxic compound.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
C26:0ChEBI
Ceratinic acidChEBI
Ceric acidChEBI
Cerinic acidChEBI
Cerotic acidChEBI
Cerotinic acidChEBI
Cerylic acidChEBI
CH3-[CH2]24-COOHChEBI
HexacosansaeureChEBI
Hexacosoic acidChEBI
Hexaeicosanoic acidChEBI
N-C26:0ChEBI
N-Hexacosanoic acidChEBI
CeratinateGenerator
CerateGenerator
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Hexacosanoate (N-C26:0)HMDB
Hexacosanoic acidPhytoBank
FA(26:0)PhytoBank
Molecular FormulaC26H52O2
Average Mass396.6899
Monoisotopic Mass396.396730908
IUPAC Namehexacosanoic acid
Traditional Namehexacosanoic acid
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C26H52O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26(27)28/h2-25H2,1H3,(H,27,28)
InChI KeyXMHIUKTWLZUKEX-UHFFFAOYSA-N