Record Information
Version1.0
Creation Date2016-09-30 22:49:46 UTC
Update Date2020-05-21 16:29:06 UTC
MCDB ID BMDB0002003
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • BMDB02003
Metabolite Identification
Common NameTetracosanoic acid
DescriptionLignoceric acid, also known as tetraeicosanoate or CH3-[CH2]22-COOH, 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. Lignoceric acid exists as a solid, very hydrophobic, practically insoluble (in water), and relatively neutral molecule. Lignoceric acid exists in all eukaryotes, ranging from yeast to humans. Lignoceric acid is a potentially toxic compound.
Structure
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Synonyms
ValueSource
CH3-[CH2]22-COOHChEBI
Lignoceric acidChEBI
LignozerinsaeureChEBI
N-Tetracosanoic acidChEBI
Tetracosanic acidChEBI
TetracosansaeureChEBI
Tetracosoic acidChEBI
Tetraeicosanoic acidChEBI
Tetraicosanoic acidChEBI
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N-TetracosanoateGenerator
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Lignoceric acid, silver (1+) saltHMDB
Lignoceric acid, sodium saltHMDB
Lignoceric acid, potassium saltHMDB
Tetracosanoic acid, potassium salt (1:1)HMDB
Potassium tetracosanoateHMDB
Tetracosanoic acidMeSH
FA(24:0)PhytoBank
Chemical FormulaC24H48O2
Average Molecular Weight368.6367
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight368.36543078
IUPAC Nametetracosanoic acid
Traditional Namelignoceric acid
CAS Registry Number557-59-5
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C24H48O2/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/h2-23H2,1H3,(H,25,26)
InChI KeyQZZGJDVWLFXDLK-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 Point84.2 °CNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP9.56ALOGPS
logP9.81ChemAxon
logS-7.2ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)4.95ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count2ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count1ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area37.3 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count22ChemAxon
Refractivity113.89 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability51.57 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)splash10-0159-1900000000-3507c183bf018486d18f2014-06-16View Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (1 TMS)splash10-0159-2900000000-9dedfb3583ae4e5539482014-06-16View Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - EI-B (Non-derivatized)splash10-07bf-9000000000-2ae141518702212751a72017-09-12View Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-0159-1900000000-3507c183bf018486d18f2017-09-12View Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized)splash10-0159-2900000000-9dedfb3583ae4e5539482017-09-12View Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-0159-1900000000-2826f8c66ba3647dda0f2017-09-12View Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-0006-7690000000-51ad38c3eba8f98c35652016-09-22View Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (1 TMS) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-00g0-9550000000-6d38b4af18d7872e12a92017-10-06View Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot Available2021-10-12View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-016r-0509000000-b590f3868a4aa3c868032012-07-25View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-004i-0903000000-a6d1b482b61c2d36ee1d2012-07-25View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-004i-0900000000-4ef3dd8c92115a6d4e0c2012-07-25View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - EI-B (HITACHI M-80B) , Positivesplash10-07bf-9000000000-2ae141518702212751a72012-08-31View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QTOF (UPLC Q-Tof Premier, Waters) , Positivesplash10-0a4i-0900000000-3c3e69329be8a71480762012-08-31View 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 10V, Negativesplash10-004r-0791000000-10ab351997f48e5126572017-08-14View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF 30V, Negativesplash10-004r-0791000000-10ab351997f48e5126572017-08-14View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF 20V, Negativesplash10-014i-0009000000-5c9df57aa4e8e48bd80f2017-09-12View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF 10V, Negativesplash10-014i-0009000000-a22a23dbfe780a163a382017-09-12View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF 10V, Negativesplash10-014i-0009000000-7907c6ab3ef19e9cdf862017-09-12View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF 30V, Negativesplash10-014i-0009000000-847587fdc96a653e96512017-09-12View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-TOF , negativesplash10-014i-0009000000-5c9df57aa4e8e48bd80f2017-09-14View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-TOF , negativesplash10-014i-0009000000-a22a23dbfe780a163a382017-09-14View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-TOF , negativesplash10-014i-0009000000-847587fdc96a653e96512017-09-14View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QTOF , positivesplash10-0a4i-0900000000-3c3e69329be8a71480762017-09-14View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 30V, Positivesplash10-014i-0009000000-847587fdc96a653e96512021-09-20View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 30V, Negativesplash10-014i-0009000000-7bccb707d42bca681a582021-09-20View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-014i-0009000000-a22a23dbfe780a163a382021-09-20View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-0udi-0009000000-48bd2e6f8cbaa8fda6bd2015-04-24View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-0kmi-2339000000-6881995e14be93cee8032015-04-24View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0a4l-6982000000-bcce0a5d41ac456500c72015-04-24View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-014i-0009000000-249bc2a1e0da9132abb12015-04-25View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-01ba-0009000000-bb2e8d3e4fc1a5f88c772015-04-25View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0a4l-9113000000-18bb969031b0d8959a2f2015-04-25View Spectrum
MSMass Spectrum (Electron Ionization)splash10-0avl-9200000000-6a6f857b59886189b2462014-09-20View Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 600 MHz, CDCl3, experimental)Not Available2012-12-05View Spectrum
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 50.18 MHz, CDCl3, experimental)Not Available2014-09-23View Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 600 MHz, CDCl3, experimental)Not Available2021-10-10View Spectrum
2D NMR[1H, 13C]-HSQC NMR Spectrum (2D, 600 MHz, CDCl3, experimental)Not Available2012-12-05View Spectrum
Concentrations
StatusValueReferenceDetails
Detected but not QuantifiedNot Applicable details
HMDB IDHMDB0002003
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FoodDB IDFDB004651
KNApSAcK IDC00001223
Chemspider ID10724
KEGG Compound IDC08320
BioCyc IDTETRACOSANOATE
BiGG ID2218057
Wikipedia LinkLignoceric_acid
METLIN ID6427
PubChem Compound11197
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID28866
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
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. Melzer N, Wittenburg D, Hartwig S, Jakubowski S, Kesting U, Willmitzer L, Lisec J, Reinsch N, Repsilber D: Investigating associations between milk metabolite profiles and milk traits of Holstein cows. J Dairy Sci. 2013 Mar;96(3):1521-34. doi: 10.3168/jds.2012-5743. [PubMed:23438684 ]
  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 ]