Saturated fatty acids are fatty acids that make up saturated fats.
Since the number of saturated fatty acids that we know of is extremely large, this list shown is by no means fully comprehensive. This list covers the few most common.
Straight-chain Saturated straight-chain fatty acids:
Common name Systematic Name Structural Formula Lipid Numbers Formic acid Formic acid HCOOH C1:0 Acetic acid Acetic acid CH3COOH C2:0 Propionic acid Propanoic acid CH3CH2COOH C3:0 Butyric acid Butanoic acid CH3(CH2)2COOH C4:0 Valeric acid Pentanoic acid CH3(CH2)3COOH C5:0 Caproic acid Hexanoic acid CH3(CH2)4COOH C6:0 Enanthic acid Heptanoic acid CH3(CH2)5COOH C7:0 Caprylic acid Octanoic acid CH3(CH2)6COOH C8:0 Pelargonic acid Nonanoic acid CH3(CH2)7COOH C9:0 Capric acid Decanoic acid CH3(CH2)8COOH C10:0 Undecylic acid Undecanoic acid CH3(CH2)9COOH C11:0 Lauric acid Dodecanoic acid CH3(CH2)10COOH C12:0 Tridecylic acid Tridecanoic acid CH3(CH2)11COOH C13:0 Myristic acid Tetradecanoic acid CH3(CH2)12COOH C14:0 Pentadecylic acid Pentadecanoic acid CH3(CH2)13COOH C15:0 Palmitic acid Hexadecanoic acid CH3(CH2)14COOH C16:0 Margaric acid Heptadecanoic acid CH3(CH2)15COOH C17:0 Stearic acid Octadecanoic acid CH3(CH2)16COOH C18:0 Nonadecylic acid Nonadecanoic acid CH3(CH2)17COOH C19:0 Arachidic acid Icosanoic acid CH3(CH2)18COOH C20:0 Heneicosylic acid Heneicosanoic acid CH3(CH2)19COOH C21:0 Behenic acid Docosanoic acid CH3(CH2)20COOH C22:0 Tricosylic acid Tricosanoic acid CH3(CH2)21COOH C23:0 Lignoceric acid Tetracosanoic acid CH3(CH2)22COOH C24:0 Pentacosylic acid Pentacosanoic acid CH3(CH2)23COOH C25:0 Cerotic acid Hexacosanoic acid CH3(CH2)24COOH C26:0 Carboceric acid Heptacosanoic acid CH3(CH2)25COOH C27:0 Montanic acid Octacosanoic acid CH3(CH2)26COOH C28:0 Nonacosylic acid Nonacosanoic acid CH3(CH2)27COOH C29:0 Melissic acid Triacontanoic acid CH3(CH2)28COOH C30:0 Hentriacontylic acid Hentriacontanoic acid CH3(CH2)29COOH C31:0 Lacceroic acid Dotriacontanoic acid CH3(CH2)30COOH C32:0 Psyllic acid Tritriacontanoic acid CH3(CH2)31COOH C33:0 Geddic acid Tetratriacontanoic acid CH3(CH2)32COOH C34:0 Ceroplastic acid Pentatriacontanoic acid CH3(CH2)33COOH C35:0 Hexatriacontylic acid Hexatriacontanoic acid CH3(CH2)34COOH C36:0 Heptatriacontylic acid Heptatriacontanoic acid CH3(CH2)35COOH C37:0 Octatriacontylic acid Octatriacontanoic acid CH3(CH2)36COOH C38:0Nonatriacontylic acidNonatriacontanoic acidCH3(CH2)37COOHC39:0Tetracontylic acidTetracontanoic acidCH3(CH2)38COOHC40:0
Branched-chain
Saturated branched-chain fatty acids:
Common name Systematic Name Structural Formula Lipid Numbers Isobutyric acid 2-Methylpropanoic acid (CH3)2CHCOOH iso C4:0 Isovaleric acid 3-Methylbutanoic acid (CH3)2CHCH2COOH iso C5:0 2-Methylbutyric acid 2-Methylbutanoic acid CH3CH2CH(CH3)COOH anteiso C5:0 Pivalic acid 2,2-Dimethylpropanoic acid (CH3)3CCOOH C5:0 Isocaproic acid 4-Methylpentanoic acid (CH3)2CH(CH2)2COOH iso C6:0 Octoic acid 2-Ethylhexanoic acid CH3(CH2)3CH(CH2CH3)COOH C8:0 13-Methylmyristic acid 13-Methyltetradecanoic acid (CH3)2CH(CH2)11COOH iso C15:0 Tuberculostearic acid 10-Methyloctadecanoic acid CH3(CH2)7CH(CH3)(CH2)8COOH C19:0 Pristanic acid 2,6,10,14-Tetramethylpentadecanoic acid (CH3)2CH(CH2)3CH(CH3)(CH2)3CH(CH3)(CH2)3CH(CH3)COOH C19:0 Phytanic acid (7R,11R)-3,7,11,15-Tetramethylhexadecanoic acid (CH3)2CH(CH2)3CH(CH3)(CH2)3CH(CH3)(CH2)3CH(CH3)CH2COOH C20:0
See also List of unsaturated fatty acids Carboxylic acid List of carboxylic acids Dicarboxylic acid
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