Record Information
Version1.0
Creation Date2016-09-30 22:37:12 UTC
Update Date2020-06-04 22:58:00 UTC
MCDB ID BMDB0000827
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • BMDB00827
Metabolite Identification
Common NameStearic acid
DescriptionStearic acid, also known as stearate or 18:0, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as long-chain fatty acids. These are fatty acids with an aliphatic tail that contains between 13 and 21 carbon atoms. Stearic acid exists as a solid, very hydrophobic, practically insoluble (in water), and relatively neutral molecule. Stearic acid exists in all living species, ranging from bacteria to humans. Stearic acid is a potentially toxic compound.
Structure
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Synonyms
ValueSource
18:0ChEBI
Acide octadecanoiqueChEBI
Acide steariqueChEBI
C18:0ChEBI
CH3-[CH2]16-COOHChEBI
N-Octadecanoic acidChEBI
OctadecansaeureChEBI
Octadecoic acidChEBI
OktadekansaeureChEBI
StearinsaeureChEBI
StearateKegg
N-OctadecanoateGenerator
OctadecoateGenerator
Octadecanoic acidHMDB
OctadecanoateHMDB
1-HeptadecanecarboxylateHMDB
1-Heptadecanecarboxylic acidHMDB
Stearex beadsHMDB
Stearic acid cherryHMDB
StearophanateHMDB
Stearophanic acidHMDB
Calcium stearateHMDB
Aluminum tristearateHMDB
Ammonium stearateHMDB
Zinc stearateHMDB
Magnesium stearateHMDB
Sodium stearateHMDB
Aluminum monostearateHMDB
FA(18:0)HMDB
Chemical FormulaC18H36O2
Average Molecular Weight284.4772
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight284.271530396
IUPAC Nameoctadecanoic acid
Traditional Namestearic acid
CAS Registry Number57-11-4
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C18H36O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20/h2-17H2,1H3,(H,19,20)
InChI KeyQIQXTHQIDYTFRH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as long-chain fatty acids. These are fatty acids with an aliphatic tail that contains between 13 and 21 carbon atoms.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassFatty Acyls
Sub ClassFatty acids and conjugates
Direct ParentLong-chain fatty acids
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Long-chain fatty acid
  • Straight chain fatty acid
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Physical Properties
StateSolid
Experimental Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting Point68.8 °CNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water Solubility0.0006 mg/mLNot Available
LogP8.23SANGSTER (1993)
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP8.02ALOGPS
logP7.15ChemAxon
logS-6.6ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)4.95ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count2ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count1ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area37.3 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count16ChemAxon
Refractivity86.29 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability38.64 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
Bioavailability0ChemAxon
Rule of FiveNoChemAxon
Ghose FilterNoChemAxon
Veber's RuleNoChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleNoChemAxon
Spectra
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash KeyDeposition DateView
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Pegasus III TOF-MS system, Leco; GC 6890, Agilent Technologies) (1 TMS)splash10-0159-1900000000-9cc966384906cd35537d2014-06-16View Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Pegasus III TOF-MS system, Leco; GC 6890, Agilent Technologies) (Non-derivatized)splash10-0159-0900000000-b87a9955374d11966ba62014-06-16View Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Pegasus III TOF-MS system, Leco; GC 6890, Agilent Technologies) (1 TMS)splash10-0100-9700000000-979da356343fa06979932014-06-16View Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (1 TMS)splash10-0159-2901000000-16194c704b7abd1936472014-06-16View Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - EI-B (Non-derivatized)splash10-06yo-9110000000-6f345827577cdc861aca2017-09-12View Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - EI-B (Non-derivatized)splash10-075c-9220000000-207b53a511763954eb662017-09-12View Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-0159-1900000000-9cc966384906cd35537d2017-09-12View Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-0159-0900000000-b87a9955374d11966ba62017-09-12View Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-0100-9700000000-979da356343fa06979932017-09-12View Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized)splash10-0159-2901000000-16194c704b7abd1936472017-09-12View Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-014i-1900000000-d34fc01a79cc27a320802017-09-12View Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-0006-9540000000-c6c002443ac3a40dabdb2016-09-22View Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (1 TMS) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-009l-9551000000-b9a196da32e6273fad4f2017-10-06View Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot Available2021-10-12View Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot Available2021-10-12View Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_1_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot Available2021-11-06View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, Negative (Annotated)splash10-001i-0090000000-1368043827a20e28c1722012-07-24View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, Negative (Annotated)splash10-001i-0090000000-5c3fa1d38cf3d0a38d742012-07-24View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF 10V, Negativesplash10-004r-0791000000-10ab351997f48e5126572017-08-14View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF , Negativesplash10-004r-0791000000-10ab351997f48e5126572017-08-14View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF 20V, Negativesplash10-004r-0791000000-10ab351997f48e5126572017-08-14View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF 30V, Negativesplash10-001i-0090000000-55efcdc9c7bfd521ef5a2017-08-14View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF 10V, Negativesplash10-001i-0090000000-9441e6362046ae1983842017-09-12View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF , Negativesplash10-001i-0090000000-f629b105972a0728beb62017-09-12View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF 20V, Negativesplash10-001i-0090000000-fbf3f8e91badb0ec251d2017-09-12View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF 30V, Negativesplash10-001i-0090000000-55efcdc9c7bfd521ef5a2017-09-12View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-IT , negativesplash10-00lr-0090000000-a702a9f469dbb513856a2017-09-14View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-TOF , negativesplash10-001i-0090000000-9441e6362046ae1983842017-09-14View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-TOF , negativesplash10-001i-0090000000-fbf3f8e91badb0ec251d2017-09-14View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-014r-0090000000-34a309d09cb2def46a192015-05-27View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-00kr-4690000000-f68e827f7ebccd80d5bf2015-05-27View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-052f-8920000000-2e865f09d760af582c072015-05-27View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-014r-0090000000-34a309d09cb2def46a192015-05-27View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-00kr-4690000000-f68e827f7ebccd80d5bf2015-05-27View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-052f-8920000000-2e865f09d760af582c072015-05-27View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-001i-0090000000-b3ce35f839a30b41c7182015-05-27View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-00m0-1090000000-bbb339a3dbe1b9ba0d542015-05-27View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0a4l-9240000000-1b84b49819fa37fce1ae2015-05-27View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-001i-0090000000-b3ce35f839a30b41c7182015-05-27View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-00m0-1090000000-bbb339a3dbe1b9ba0d542015-05-27View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0a4l-9240000000-1b84b49819fa37fce1ae2015-05-27View Spectrum
MSMass Spectrum (Electron Ionization)splash10-0c03-9200000000-5dd52f837d56d80fa9682014-09-20View Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 500 MHz, CDCl3, experimental)Not Available2012-12-04View Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 90 MHz, CDCl3, experimental)Not Available2014-09-20View Spectrum
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 25.16 MHz, CDCl3, experimental)Not Available2014-09-23View Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, CDCl3, experimental)Not Available2016-10-22View Spectrum
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, CDCl3, experimental)Not Available2016-10-22View Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 500 MHz, CDCl3, experimental)Not Available2021-10-10View Spectrum
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 100 MHz, H2O, predicted)Not Available2022-08-23View Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 100 MHz, H2O, predicted)Not Available2022-08-23View Spectrum
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 1000 MHz, H2O, predicted)Not Available2022-08-23View Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 1000 MHz, H2O, predicted)Not Available2022-08-23View Spectrum
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 200 MHz, H2O, predicted)Not Available2022-08-23View Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 200 MHz, H2O, predicted)Not Available2022-08-23View Spectrum
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 300 MHz, H2O, predicted)Not Available2022-08-23View Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 300 MHz, H2O, predicted)Not Available2022-08-23View Spectrum
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 400 MHz, H2O, predicted)Not Available2022-08-23View Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 400 MHz, H2O, predicted)Not Available2022-08-23View Spectrum
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 500 MHz, H2O, predicted)Not Available2022-08-23View Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 500 MHz, H2O, predicted)Not Available2022-08-23View Spectrum
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 600 MHz, H2O, predicted)Not Available2022-08-23View Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 600 MHz, H2O, predicted)Not Available2022-08-23View Spectrum
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 700 MHz, H2O, predicted)Not Available2022-08-23View Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 700 MHz, H2O, predicted)Not Available2022-08-23View Spectrum
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 800 MHz, H2O, predicted)Not Available2022-08-23View Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 800 MHz, H2O, predicted)Not Available2022-08-23View Spectrum
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 900 MHz, H2O, predicted)Not Available2022-08-23View Spectrum
2D NMR[1H, 13C]-HSQC NMR Spectrum (2D, 600 MHz, CDCl3, experimental)Not Available2012-12-05View Spectrum
Concentrations
StatusValueReferenceDetails
Detected and Quantified19685 +/- 8436 uMTotal fatty acid details
Detected but not QuantifiedNot Applicable
  • Kurt J. Boudonck,...
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Detected and Quantified12936 +/- 3902 uMTotal fatty acid
  • M. Ferrand et al....
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Detected and Quantified11846 +/- 3655 uMTotal fatty acid
  • M. Ferrand et al....
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Detected but not QuantifiedNot Applicable details
Detected but not QuantifiedNot Applicable details
Detected and Quantified6046 uMTotal fatty acid details
Detected and Quantified4570 uMTotal fatty acid details
Detected and Quantified1055 uMTotal fatty acid details
Detected and Quantified1968 uMTotal fatty acid details
Detected and Quantified1055 uMTotal fatty acid details
Detected and Quantified12338 uMTotal fatty acid details
Detected and Quantified12198 uMTotal fatty acid details
Detected and Quantified10898 uMTotal fatty acid details
Detected but not QuantifiedNot Applicable
  • Kurt J. Boudonck,...
details
Detected but not QuantifiedNot Applicable
  • Lawrence K. Cream...
details
Detected and Quantified10194 uMTotal fatty acid
  • M.J. Abarghuei, Y...
details
Detected and Quantified84716 uMTotal fatty acid
  • M.J. Abarghuei, Y...
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Detected and Quantified99480 uMTotal fatty acid
  • M.J. Abarghuei, Y...
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Detected and Quantified121626 uMTotal fatty acid
  • M.J. Abarghuei, Y...
details
Detected and Quantified35.90 +/- 5.72 uMFree fatty acid
  • Bashar Amer, Caro...
details
Detected and Quantified30.18 +/- 1.56 uMFree fatty acid
  • Bashar Amer, Caro...
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Detected and Quantified12.36 +/- 1.17 uMFree fatty acid
  • Bashar Amer, Caro...
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Detected and Quantified0.78 +/- 0.26 uMFree fatty acid
  • Bashar Amer, Caro...
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Detected and Quantified24.33 +/- 0.08 uMFree fatty acid
  • Bashar Amer, Caro...
details
Detected and Quantified49 +/- 1 uMFree fatty acid
  • Catrienus De Jong...
details
Detected and Quantified130 +/- 22.8 uMFree fatty acid details
Detected and Quantified78.2 +/- 9.0 uMFree fatty acid details
Detected and Quantified6.53 +/- 0.12 uMFree fatty acid details
Detected and Quantified11.5 +/- 0.2 uMFree fatty acid details
Detected and Quantified13 +/- 1 uMFree fatty acid details
Detected and Quantified17 +/- 1 uMFree fatty acid details
HMDB IDHMDB0000827
DrugBank IDDB03193
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FoodDB IDFDB031183
KNApSAcK IDC00001238
Chemspider ID5091
KEGG Compound IDC01530
BioCyc IDSTEARIC_ACID
BiGG ID37799
Wikipedia LinkStearic_acid
METLIN ID189
PubChem Compound5281
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID28842
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Download (PDF)
General References
  1. Soyeurt H, Dardenne P, Dehareng F, Lognay G, Veselko D, Marlier M, Bertozzi C, Mayeres P, Gengler N: Estimating fatty acid content in cow milk using mid-infrared spectrometry. J Dairy Sci. 2006 Sep;89(9):3690-5. doi: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72409-2. [PubMed:16899705 ]
  2. Jensen RG: The composition of bovine milk lipids: January 1995 to December 2000. J Dairy Sci. 2002 Feb;85(2):295-350. doi: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74079-4. [PubMed:11913692 ]
  3. Jensen RG, Ferris AM, Lammi-Keefe CJ: The composition of milk fat. J Dairy Sci. 1991 Sep;74(9):3228-43. doi: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(91)78509-3. [PubMed:1779072 ]
  4. Colman E, Fokkink WB, Craninx M, Newbold JR, De Baets B, Fievez V: Effect of induction of subacute ruminal acidosis on milk fat profile and rumen parameters. J Dairy Sci. 2010 Oct;93(10):4759-73. doi: 10.3168/jds.2010-3158. [PubMed:20855010 ]
  5. Keenan TW, Morre DJ, Olson DE, Yunghans WN, Patton S: Biochemical and morphological comparison of plasma membrane and milk fat globule membrane from bovine mammary gland. J Cell Biol. 1970 Jan;44(1):80-93. [PubMed:5409465 ]
  6. Glasser F, Ferlay A, Chilliard Y: Oilseed lipid supplements and fatty acid composition of cow milk: a meta-analysis. J Dairy Sci. 2008 Dec;91(12):4687-703. doi: 10.3168/jds.2008-0987. [PubMed:19038946 ]
  7. Kurt J. Boudonck, Matthew W. Mitchell, Jacob Wulff and John A. Ryals (2009). Kurt J. Boudonck, Matthew W. Mitchell, Jacob Wulff and John A. Ryals. Characterization of the biochemical variability of bovine milk using metabolomics. Metabolomics (2009) 5:375?386. Metabolomics.
  8. M. Ferrand, B. Huquet. S. Barbey, F. Barillet, F. Faucon, H. Larroque, O. Leray, J.M. Trommenschlager, M. Brochard (2011). M. Ferrand et al. Determination of fatty acid profile in cow's milk using mid-infrared spectrometry: Interest of applying a variable selection by genetic algorithms before a PLS regression. Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems 106 (2011) 183?189. Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems.
  9. Lawrence K. Creamer, Alastair K.H. MacGibbon (1996). Lawrence K. Creamer, Alastair K.H. MacGibbon. Some recent advances in the basic chemistry of milk proteins and lipids. International Dairy J. (1996) 6(6):539-568 doi: 10.1016/0958-6946(96)85309-X. International Dairy Journal.
  10. M.J. Abarghuei, Y. Rouzbehan, A.Z.M Salem, M.J. Zamiri (2014). M.J. Abarghuei, Y. Rouzbehan, A.Z.M Salem, M.J. Zamiri. Nitrogen balance, blood metabolites and milk fatty acid composition of dairy cows fed pomegranate-peel extract. Livestock Science (2014) 164:72-80 doi: 10.1016/j.livsci.2014.03.021. Livestock Science.
  11. Fooddata+, The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) [Link]