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C24H46O2
366.6 g/mol
Food AdditiveWarning

Nervonic acid

CAS506-37-6EC610-549-3
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
monounsaturated fatty acid

Nervonic acid is a monounsaturated fatty acid with a 24-carbon backbone and a single cis-double bond. It is a naturally occurring compound found in organisms such as Calophyllum calaba and Homo sapiens.

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Safety Reference

Harmful
Harmful
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(Z)-tetracos-15-enoic acid

InChIKey

GWHCXVQVJPWHRF-KTKRTIGZSA-N

SMILES

CCCCCCCC/C=C\CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O

Synonyms (27)
  • (15Z)-Tetracosenoic acid
  • (15Z)-tetracos-15-enoic acid
  • (15e)-Tetracos-15-Enoic Acid
  • (Z)-15-Tetracosenoic acid
  • (Z)-tetracos-15-enoic acid
  • 15-TETRACOSENOIC ACID, (Z)-
  • 15-TETRACOSENOIC ACID, CIS-
  • 15-Tetracosenoate
  • 15-Tetracosenoic acid, (15Z)-
  • 15Z-tetracosenoate
  • 15cis-tetracosenoic acid
  • Nervonic acid
  • Nervonsaeure
  • Nevonic acid
  • Tetracos-15-enoic acid
  • Tetracosenoic acid, 15-(Z)-
  • cis-15-Teracosenoic acid
  • cis-15-Tetracosenic acid
  • cis-15-tetracosenoic acid
  • cis-selacholeate
  • cis-selacholeic acid
  • selacholeate
  • selacholeic acid
  • sodium nervonate