Record Information
Version1.0
Creation Date2016-09-30 22:38:57 UTC
Update Date2020-06-04 21:07:38 UTC
MCDB ID BMDB0000944
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • BMDB00944
Metabolite Identification
Common NameBehenic acid
DescriptionBehenic acid, also known as docosanoate or 1-docosanoic acid, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as very long-chain fatty acids. These are fatty acids with an aliphatic tail that contains at least 22 carbon atoms. Behenic acid exists as a solid, very hydrophobic, practically insoluble (in water), and relatively neutral molecule. Behenic acid is a potentially toxic compound.
Structure
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Synonyms
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1-Docosanoic acidChEBI
BehensaeureChEBI
CH3-[CH2]20-COOHChEBI
Docosanic acidChEBI
DocosanoateChEBI
DocosansaeureChEBI
Docosoic acidChEBI
DokosansaeureChEBI
N-Docosanoic acidChEBI
1-DocosanoateGenerator
DocosanateGenerator
Docosanoic acidGenerator
DocosoateGenerator
N-DocosanoateGenerator
BehenateGenerator
FA(22:0)HMDB
Behenic acidHMDB
Chemical FormulaC22H44O2
Average Molecular Weight340.5836
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight340.334130652
IUPAC Namedocosanoic acid
Traditional Namebehenic acid
CAS Registry Number112-85-6
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C22H44O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22(23)24/h2-21H2,1H3,(H,23,24)
InChI KeyUKMSUNONTOPOIO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as very long-chain fatty acids. These are fatty acids with an aliphatic tail that contains at least 22 carbon atoms.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassFatty Acyls
Sub ClassFatty acids and conjugates
Direct ParentVery long-chain fatty acids
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Very 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 Point81 °CNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water Solubility1.6e-05 mg/mLNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP9.19ALOGPS
logP8.92ChemAxon
logS-7ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)4.95ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count2ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count1ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area37.3 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count20ChemAxon
Refractivity104.69 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability47.25 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) (Non-derivatized)splash10-0159-0900000000-3bbb6d3ae586b9b334152014-06-16View Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (1 TMS)splash10-0159-2900000000-348efcfc8f1d67f7b5b22014-06-16View Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - EI-B (Non-derivatized)splash10-0596-9100000000-eb78c2ccaf4cc9882ed12017-09-12View Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-0159-0900000000-3bbb6d3ae586b9b334152017-09-12View Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized)splash10-0159-2900000000-348efcfc8f1d67f7b5b22017-09-12View Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-0159-1900000000-118efeed433fc3141bc92017-09-12View Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-0006-7690000000-97da3fdb0e98064049b62017-09-01View Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (1 TMS) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-00g1-9551000000-fd9768208a1797291a142017-10-06View 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 (TBDMS_1_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot Available2021-11-06View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, N/A (Annotated)splash10-0006-0109000000-bda321e754dd42fb8bb82012-07-24View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, N/A (Annotated)splash10-0a4j-5900000000-809bb3193f37942db9092012-07-24View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, N/A (Annotated)splash10-0a4i-7900000000-22ebd8fe304be08b915e2012-07-24View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - EI-B (HITACHI M-80B) , Positivesplash10-0596-9100000000-eb78c2ccaf4cc9882ed12012-08-31View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF 40V, Negativesplash10-000i-0900000000-d09512035285f332d56c2017-08-14View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF 10V, Negativesplash10-000i-0900000000-d09512035285f332d56c2017-08-14View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF 30V, Negativesplash10-000i-0900000000-d09512035285f332d56c2017-08-14View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF , Negativesplash10-000i-0009000000-3a6826d318c7e16341202017-08-14View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF 20V, Negativesplash10-000i-0009000000-3a6826d318c7e16341202017-08-14View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF 40V, Negativesplash10-000i-0009000000-b29cc64ce52ea552b8d12017-09-12View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF 10V, Negativesplash10-000i-0009000000-9f560a0c6bac7043337f2017-09-12View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF 30V, Negativesplash10-000i-0009000000-3cdf1b17a2391c889f5b2017-09-12View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF , Negativesplash10-000i-0009000000-3a6826d318c7e16341202017-09-12View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF 20V, Negativesplash10-000i-0009000000-183662ae4ac2ef63046e2017-09-12View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-TOF , negativesplash10-000i-0009000000-b29cc64ce52ea552b8d12017-09-14View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-TOF , negativesplash10-000i-0009000000-9f560a0c6bac7043337f2017-09-14View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-TOF , negativesplash10-000i-0009000000-3cdf1b17a2391c889f5b2017-09-14View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-TOF , negativesplash10-000i-0009000000-183662ae4ac2ef63046e2017-09-14View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-000i-0009000000-59e981660d097942b2b82021-09-20View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-00di-0019000000-7a5055e53e55c3579d342015-04-24View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-00ed-2494000000-d58d52e3d2392ca040472015-04-24View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0536-6980000000-36eb30e33ef7e33830d62015-04-24View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-000i-0019000000-2e1668571d77736f2b5e2015-04-25View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-007a-1039000000-9420d9704691f31b35dd2015-04-25View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-052f-9130000000-68de74e83f8a8e6cadba2015-04-25View Spectrum
MSMass Spectrum (Electron Ionization)splash10-0596-9422000000-4799a4c5794b597920502014-09-20View Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 500 MHz, CDCl3, experimental)Not Available2012-12-04View Spectrum
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 25.16 MHz, CDCl3, experimental)Not Available2014-09-23View Spectrum
2D NMR[1H, 13C]-HSQC NMR Spectrum (2D, 600 MHz, CD3OD, experimental)Not Available2012-12-05View Spectrum
Concentrations
StatusValueReferenceDetails
Detected but not QuantifiedNot Applicable details
Detected and Quantified293 uMTotal fatty acid
  • M.J. Abarghuei, Y...
details
HMDB IDHMDB0000944
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FoodDB IDFDB005830
KNApSAcK IDC00001211
Chemspider ID7923
KEGG Compound IDC08281
BioCyc IDNot Available
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkBehenic acid
METLIN ID260
PubChem Compound8215
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID28941
References
Synthesis ReferenceLu, Jianmin; Li, He; Yang, Yiping; Du, Baoshan. Preparation of behenic acid from erucic acid by hydrogenation at ordinary pressure. Zhongguo Youzhi (1997), 22(5), 57-58.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Download (PDF)
General References
  1. 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 ]
  2. Tang C, Zhang K, Zhan T, Zhao Q, Zhang J: Metabolic Characterization of Dairy Cows Treated with Gossypol by Blood Biochemistry and Body Fluid Untargeted Metabolome Analyses. J Agric Food Chem. 2017 Oct 25;65(42):9369-9378. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b03544. Epub 2017 Oct 17. [PubMed:28965405 ]
  3. 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 ]
  4. 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.