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COMMON BIOLOGICAL SATURATED FATTY ACIDS

Symbol common name systematic name structure mp(C)

12:0 Lauric acid dodecanoic acid CH 3(CH 2)10COOH 44.2

14:0 yristic acid tetradecanoic acid CH 3(CH 2)12COOH !2

1":0 #almitic acid He$adecanoic acid CH 3(CH 2)14COOH "3.1

1%:0 Stearic acid Octadecanoic acid CH 3(CH 2)1" COOH "&."

20:0 'rac idic aicd icosanoic acid CH 3(CH 2)1%COOH *!.4

COMMON BIOLOGICAL UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS

Symbol common name systematic name structure mp(C)

1":1 9 #almitoleic acid He$adecenoic acid CH 3(CH 2)! CH+CH,(CH 2)*COOH ,0.!

1%:19 Oleic acid &,Octadecenoic acid CH 3(CH 2)*CH+CH,(CH 2)*COOH 13.4

1%:29,12 Linoleic acid &-12 ,Octadecadienoic acid CH 3(CH 2)4(CH+CHCH 2)2(CH 2)" COOH ,&

1%:39,12,15 Linolenic acid &-12-1! ,Octadecatrienoicacid

CH 3CH 2(CH+CHCH 2)3(CH 2)" COOH ,1*

20:4 !-%-11-14 arac idonic acid !-%-11-14, icosatetraenoicacid

CH 3(CH 2)4(CH+CHCH 2)4(CH 2)2COOH ,4&

20:! !-%-11-14-1* #' !-%-11-14-1*,icosapentaenoic, acid

CH 3CH 2(CH+CHCH 2)! (CH 2)2COOH ,!4

22:" 4-*-10-13-1"-1& H' ocoso e$aenoic acid 22:" 3

% FATTY ACIDS IN VARIOUS FATS

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FAT /1":0 1":1 1%:0 1%:1 1%:2 1%:3 20:0 22:1 22:2 .

Coco,

nut

%* . 3 * 2 . . . . .

Canola 3 . 11 13 10 . * !0 2

Oli eOil

11 . 4 *1 11 1 . . . .

utter,at

!0 4 12 2" 4 1 2 . . .

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