CHEBI:31001 - octacosanoic acid

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ChEBI Name octacosanoic acid
ChEBI ID CHEBI:31001
Definition A straight-chain saturated fatty acid that is octacosane in which one of the terminal methyl groups has been oxidised to the corresponding carboxy group.
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Submitter qingping liu
Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:132862
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Formula C28H56O2
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 424.744
Monoisotopic Mass 424.42803
InChI InChI=1S/C28H56O2/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(29)30/h2-27H2,1H3,(H,29,30)
InChIKey UTOPWMOLSKOLTQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES C(CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC)CCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): Bronsted acid
A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Bronsted base).
(via oxoacid )
Biological Role(s): plant metabolite
Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
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Outgoing octacosanoic acid (CHEBI:31001) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
octacosanoic acid (CHEBI:31001) is a straight-chain saturated fatty acid (CHEBI:39418)
octacosanoic acid (CHEBI:31001) is a ultra-long-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:143004)
octacosanoic acid (CHEBI:31001) is conjugate acid of octacosanoate (CHEBI:31002)
Incoming ω-hydroxyoctacosanoic acid (CHEBI:84863) has functional parent octacosanoic acid (CHEBI:31001)
(R)-3-hydroxyoctacosanoyl-CoA (CHEBI:76472) has functional parent octacosanoic acid (CHEBI:31001)
2-hydroxyoctacosanoic acid (CHEBI:85340) has functional parent octacosanoic acid (CHEBI:31001)
26-methyloctacosanoic acid (CHEBI:84885) has functional parent octacosanoic acid (CHEBI:31001)
N-octacosanoylsphingosine (CHEBI:83364) has functional parent octacosanoic acid (CHEBI:31001)
lysophosphatidylcholine 28:0 (CHEBI:85561) has functional parent octacosanoic acid (CHEBI:31001)
octacosanoyl-CoA (CHEBI:74150) has functional parent octacosanoic acid (CHEBI:31001)
octacosanoate (CHEBI:31002) is conjugate base of octacosanoic acid (CHEBI:31001)
IUPAC Name
octacosanoic acid
Synonyms Sources
1-octacosanoic acid ChEBI
CH3‒[CH2]26‒COOH IUPAC
montanic acid NIST Chemistry WebBook
n-octacosanoic acid ChEBI
n-octaeicosanoic acid ChEBI
Octacosancarbonsäure ChEBI
Octacosansäure ChEBI
octacosoic acid ChEBI
octaeicosanoic acid ChEBI
Manual Xrefs Databases
HMDB0002348 HMDB
LMFA01010028 LIPID MAPS
Montanic_acid Wikipedia
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
1801616 Beilstein Registry Number Beilstein
1801616 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
506-48-9 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
506-48-9 CAS Registry Number NIST Chemistry WebBook
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Last Modified
30 January 2019
General Comments
2011-01-15 Found in human brain and visceral organs.
2011-01-15 Formed from octacosanol via beta-oxidation.