Common (non-systematic) Names for Fatty Acids
List prepared by R. O. Adlof and F. D. Gunstone
The authors have done their best to minimize errors. To report errors or suggest additions contact Rich Adlof or AOCS.
This table is not copyrighted but he authors would prefer that this location be referenced.
Common name (acid)
Structure
Source
Acetic
Acetonic
Acrylic
Adipic
Adrenic
Agonandoic
Agonandric
Ajenoic
Alchornoic
Alepraic
Alepramic
Aleprestic
Alepric
Aleprolic
Aleprylic
Aleuritic
Aleutiric
Alvaradoic
Alvaradonic
Ambrettolic
Anacyclic
Angelic
Anteisoheptadecanoic
Anteisononadecanoic
Anteisopentadecanoic
Anteisotridecanoic
Aquilegic
Arachidic
Arachidonic
Argemonic
Argenonic
Artemesic
Asclepic
Ascorbic
Athanacalvic
Auricolic
Avenoleic
2:0
2-OH, 2-Me 3:0
2e-3:1
6:0 di-acid
7c10c13c16c-22:4
9a11t-18:2
8-OH, 9c11t-18:2
3c5c7c9c11e-12:5
cis-14,15-ep 11c-20:1
See Alepramic
3-Cp 3:0
5-Cp 5:0
9-Cp 9:0
1-Cp 1:0
7-Cp 7:0
9,10,16-triOH 16:0
9,10,18-triOH 18:0
6a17e-18:2
8a17e-18:2
16-OH 7c-16:1
2t4t8a10a-14:4
(2Z)-2-Me 4:1
14Me 16:0
16Me 18:0
12Me 14:0
10Me 12:0
See Columbinic
20:0
5c8c11c14c-20:4
See Argenonic
6-OH 6-Me, 9-oxo-28:0
See Coriolic
11c-18:1
Vitamin C
9-OH 9t16c12a14a-18:4
14-OH 11c17c-20:2
15(R)-OH 9c12c-18:2
Platelet activating factor
Flax
Nnc
Nnc
Adrenal lipids
Santalum acuminatum
Agonandra, Iodina
Llaveia axia
Alchornia cordifolia
Flacourtiaceae seed oils
Flacourtiaceae seed oils
Flacourtiaceae seed oils
Flacourtiaceae seed oils
Flacourtiaceae seed oils
Shellac
Cork, Olea, Agave
Alvaradoa amorphoides
Alvaradoa amorphoides
Muskmelon seed oil
Angelica archangelica
Animal fats
Animal fats
Animal fats
Animal fats
Groundnut (peanut) oil
Animal phospholipids
Papaveraceae
Asclepia oils
Athanasia calva
Lesquerella auriculata
-
Axillarenic (Axillaric)
Azelaic
Behenic
Behenolic
Bishomocolumbinic
Bishomopinolenic
Bolekic
Bosseopentaenoic
Brassidic
Brassylic
Buiolic (jalapinolic)
Butolic
Butyric
Caleic
Calendic (α)
Calendic (β)
Calendulic
Callosobruchusic
Calthic
Capric
Caproic
Caproleic
Capronic
Caprylic
Carboceric
Carnaubic
Cascarillic
Catalpic
Cerebronic
Ceromelissic
Ceroplastic
Cerotic
Cervonic
Cetelaidic
Cetoleic
Chaulmoogric
Chrysobalanic
Cilienic
cis-Vaccenic
Citraconic
Citronnelic
Civetic
CLA
Clupadonic
Clupanodonic
11,13-di OH, 9c-24:1
9:0 di-acid
22:0
13a-22:0
7c11c14t-20:3
7c11c14c-20:3
9a11a13c-18:3
5c8c10t12t14c-20:5
13t-22:1
13:0 di-acid
11-OH 16:0
6-OH 14:0
4:0
3t9t12c-18:3
8t10t12c-18:3
8t10t12t-18:3
See Calendic (α)
3,7-di-Me,2c-8:1 di-acid
See Podocarpic
10:0
6:0
9c-10:1
See Caproic
8:0
27:0
See Lignoceric
3,4-Mt-10:0
9t11t13c-18:3
2-OH 24:0
See Psyllic
35:0
26:0
See DHA
11t-22:1
11c-22:1
13-Cp 13:0
4-oxo 9c11t13t15c-18:4
6,11c-18:2
See Asclepic
(Z)-2-Me 4:1 di-acid
See Rhodinic
8t-17:1 di-acid
Conjugated 18:2 isomers
See DPA
4c8c12c15c19c-20:5c
Euphorbiaceae
Nnc
Lophira alata
Nnc
Isano oil
Bossiella orbigniana
trans form of erucic acid
Nnc
Shellac
Milk fats
Compositae, Aster, Artium
Calendula officinalis
trans form of α-calendic acid
Callosobruchus chinensis
Lauric oils
Milk fats
Milk fats
Lauric oils
Malus domestica
Croton eluteria L. bark
Catalpa ovata
Cerebrosides
Nnc
Waxes, Chrysanthemum, Cucurbita, Aster
Hydrogenated fish oils
Fish oils
Flacourtiaceae seed oils
Chrysobalanus icaco
Ruminant fats
Fish oils
Colneleic
Colnelenic
Columbinic
Coniferonic
Convolvulinolic (1 of 3)
Convolvulinolic (2 of 3)
Convolvulinolic (3 of 3)
Coriolic
Coronaric
Couepic
Couepinic (Coupenic)
Crepenynic (Crepeninic)
Crotonic
Daturic (Daturinic)
Dehydrocrepenyic
Demospongic
Dendrotrifidic
Dendryphiellic
Densipolic
Denticetic
DHA
Dicramin
Dihomogammalinolenic
Dihomolinoleic
Dihomolinolenic
Dihomo Mead's acid
Dihomopinolenic
Dihomotaxoleic
Dihydrofulgidic
Dihydromalvalic
Dihydromalyngic
Dihydroxystearic
α-Dimorphecolic
β-Dimorphecolic
DPA
Elaidic
Elaidolinolenic
EPA
Eleostearic (α)
Eleostearic (β)
Eleostearinic
Enanthic (enanthoic)
Ephedrenic
Ephedric
Equisetolic
9-oxa-8t10t12c-18:3
9-oxa-8t10t12c15c-18:4
5t9c12c-18:3
5c9c12c15c-18:4
3,12-diOH-16:0
11-OH 15:0
11-OH 14:0
13-OH 9c11t-18:2
cis-9,10-ep 12c-18:1
See Licanic
See Licanic (a)
9c12a-18:2
2t-4:1
See Margaric
9c12a14c-18:3
C24-C34 5c9c-diene acids
16-OH, 9c12a14a17e-18:4
6-Me 2c4c-8:2
12(R)-OH 9c15c-18:2
5c-12:1
4c7c10c13c16c19c-22:6
6a9c12c15c-18:4
8c11c14c-20:3
11c14c-20:2
11c14c17c-20:3
7c10c13c-22:3
7c11c14c-20:3
7c11c-20:2
9S,12S,13S-tri-OH 10t-18:1
8,9-P-18:0
9S,12R,13S-tri-OH 10t-18:1
9,10-diOH 18:0
9-OH,10t12c-18:2
9-OH,10t12t-18:2
7c10c13c16c19c-22:5
9t-18:1
See Linolenelaidic
5c8c11c14c17c-20:5
9c11t13t-18:3
9t11t13t-18:3
See Eleostearic (a)
7:0
5c11c-18:2
See Ephedrenic
30:0 di-acid
Enzymic oxidation of linoleic acid
Enzymic oxidation of linolenic acid
Aquilegia vulgaris
Conifer
Ipomea oils
Ipomea oils
Xeranthemum annuum
Chrysanthemum coronarium
Couepia grandiflora
Licania parinarium
Crepis and Afzelia oils
Angelica roots
Animal fats
Afzelia
Sponges
Dendropanax trifidus
Dendryphyiella salina
Lesquerella densipila
Lauraceae
Fish oils, Sesbania, Quercus, Diospyros
Dicramium scoparium
Animal phospholipids
Animal fats
Pinacae family
Taxus spp.
Malvaceae
Dimorphecolic pluvialis
Dimorphecolic pluvialis
Fish oils
Trans isomer of oleic acid
Fish oils
Momordica charantia**, Euphorbiaceae
Tung oil
Albae, Cucurbitaceae
Ephedra
Equisetum telmateia spores
Eranthic
Erucic
Erythrogenic
D-Erythronic
L-Erythronic
Exocarpic
Farnesenic
Farnesic
Farnesolic
Farnesylic
Floionolic
Fomentic
Fuconic
Fulgidic
Fumaric
Furocarpic
Gadelaidic
Gadoleic
Gaidic
Galactaric
Gamma Linolenic
Gamolenic
Geddic
Geranic
Gheddic
GLA
Glutamic
Glutaric
Glycolic
Gondoic
Gondoleic*
Gorlic
Goshuyic
Halphenic
Helenynolic
Hendecenoic
Hiragonic
Homotoluic
Hormelic
Hydnocarpic
Hydrosorbic*
11-Hydroxyceromelissic
Hydroxynervonic
Hyenic
Iponic
5c13c16c-22:3
13c-22:1
See Isanic
2R,3R,4 tri-OH 4:0
2S,3S,4 tri-OH 4:0
9a11a13t-18:3
3,7,11-tri-Me 2,6,10-15:3
See Farnesenic
See Farnesenic
See Farnesenic
See Phloionolic acid
2-Me 3,3-di-18:0 4:0 di-acid
2,3,4,5-tetraOH 6:0
9R,12R,13R tri-OH 10t,15c-18:2
2t-4:1 di-acid
9,12-ep, 9t12t-18:2
9t-20:1
9c-20:1
2t-16:1
See Fuconic
See GLA
See GLA
34:0
3,7-di-Me 2t6e-8:2
34:0
6c9c12c-18:3
2-NH2 5:0 di-acid
5:0 di-acid
2-OH 2:0
11c-20:1
9c-20:1
13-Cp 6c-13:1
5c8c-18:2
See Malvalic
9-OH 10t12a-18:2
See Undecylenic
6c10c14c-16:3
PhCH2CH2COOH
15-Cp 15:1
11-Cp 11:0
3t-16:1 di-acid
11-OH 33:0
2-OH 15c-24:1
25:0
See Sebacic
Ranunculaceae
Cruciferae seed oils
Isano oil
Juvenile hormone; all isomers known
Fomes fomentarius
Sugar derivative, many stereochemistries.
Rudbeckia fulgida
Fumaria officianalis (in many plants)
Exocarpus cupressiformis
Trans form of gadoleic acid
Fish oils
Daphne flowers, Rodgersia podophylla
Evening primrose, borage, etc
Bacterial cell peptidolipids
Nnc
Fish oils
Flacourticeae oils
Rutaceae
Helychrysum bracteatum
Fish oils
Tail gland, red deer
Flacourticeae oils
Flacourticeae oils
Argemone mexicana
Sphingolipids
-
Ipurolic
Isanic
Isanolic
Isoarachidic
Isobutyric
Isocapric
Isocaproic
Isocerotic
Isocrotonic
Isogorlic
Isoheptadecanoic
Isolauric
Isoleucic
Isolinolenic
Isomargaric
Isomontanic
Isomycomycin*
Isomyristic
Isononadecanoic
Isooctadecanoic
Isooleic
Isopalmitic
Isopentadecanoic
Isoricinoleic
Isostearic
Isotridecanoic
Isovaleric
Ixoric
Jacaric
Jalapinolic
Japanic
Juniperic
Juniperinic
Juniperonic
Kamlolenic (α)
Kamlolenic (β)
Kerrolic*
Keteleeronic
Labellenic
Lacceric
Lacceroic
Lactaric
Lactarinic
Laetisaric
Lanoceric
Lamenallenic
3,11-diOH 14:0
9a11a17e-18:3
8-OH 9a11a17e-18:3
18-Me 19:0
2-Me 3:0
8-Me 9:0
4-Me 5:0
24-Me 25:0
2c-4:1
4c,2-Cp-18:2
15-Me-16:0
10-Me-11:0
2R-Me, 3R-OH 6:0
See Columbinic
15-Me 16:0
26-Me-27:0
3c5c7a9a11a-13:5
12-Me 13:0
17-Me 18:0
i-18:0; 16Me-17:0
10c-18:0
14-Me 15:0
13-Me 14:0
9-OH,12c-18:1
16-Me 17:0
11-Me 12:0
3-Me 4:0
8c10c12c14t-18:4
8c10t12c-18:3
11-OH 16:0
21:0 di-acid
16-OH 16:0
16-OH 16:0
5c11c14c17c-20:4
18-OH 9c11t13t-18:3
18-OH 9t11t13t-18:3
4-OH 16:0
5c11c-20:2
5e,6e-18:2 (R)-form
32:0
See Lacceric
See Stearic
6-oxo 18:0
8-OH, 9c12c-18:2
di-OH 30:0
5c,6c-18:2
Ipomoca oils
Isano oil
Isano oil
Turkish tobacco leaves
Partially hydrogenated vegetable oil
Wrightia
Porpoise, dolphin
Ixora chinensis
Jacaranda mimosifolia
Jalap resin
Conifer waxes
Conifer waxes
Conifer waxes
Kamala oil
Kamala oil
Shellac
Gymnosperm sp.
Leonotis seed oil
Stick lac wax
Stick lac wax
Lactarius rufus
Aspergillus nidulans
Laminum purpureum oil
Lactobacillic
Lauric
Lauroleic
Leptomeric
Lesquerolic
Leucic
Levulic
Levulinic
Licanic (α)
Licanic (β)
Lignoceric
Linderic
Linelaidic
Linoleic
Linolenelaidic
Linolenic
γ-Linolenic
Linolic
Lumequeic
Lumequic
Linusic
Lycaonic
Lycopodic
Maleic
DL-Malic
Malonic
Malvalic
Malvalinic
Malvic
Malyngic
Manaoic/manoaic
Mangold's acid
Margaric
Margarolic
Matricaria acid
Z,E-Matricaric
Mead's acid
Megatomic (megatomoic)
Mesaconic
Melissic
Micolipodienoic
Mikusch's acid
Minquartynoic
Montanic
Moroctic
Mucic
11,12-Mt 18:0
12:0
9c-12:1
See Pyrulic
14-OH 11c-20:1
2-OH, 4-Me 5:0
See Levulinic
4-oxo-5:0
4-oxo 9c11t13t-18:3
4-oxo 9t11t13t-18:3
24:0
4c-12:1
9t12t-18:2
9c12c-18:2
9t12t15t-18:3
9c12c15c-18:3
See GLA
See Linoleic
See Lumequic
21c-30:1
9,10,12,13,15,16-hexaOH 18:0
12-oxo-18:0
11t-16:1
2c-4:1 di-acid
2-OH 4:0 di-acid
3:0 di-acid
8,9-P 8c-18:1
See Malvalic
See Malvalic
9S,12R,13S tri-OH 10t,15c-18:2
11-Cp 6c-11:0
9t11t-18:2
17:0
See Eleostearic (a)
2t4a6a8t-10:4
2c4a6a8t-10:4
5c8c11c-20:3
3t5c-14:2
(E)-2-Me-4:1 di-acid
30:0
See Mycolipenic
10t12t-18:2
17-OH-9a11a13a15a-18:4
28:0
See Stearidonic
See Fuconic
Micro-organisms
Lauric oils
Lauraceae
Lesquerella spp.
Turkish tobacco leaves
Licania rigida
Trans-form of α-licanic acid
Waxes
Lindera obtusiloba
All-trans form of linoleic acid
All seed oils
All-trans form of linolenic acid
Linseed
Ximenia spp.
From linolenic acid
Hibiscus sabdariffa
Cottonseed oil
Flacourtiaceae seed oils
Animal fats
Erigeron philadelphicus
Metabolite of oleic acid
Black carpet beetle pheromone
Bayberry
Chilopsis linearis
Minquartia guianensis bark
Waxes (I.e., carnuba)
-
Mycinonic
Mycoceranic
Mycocerosic
Mycolic
Mycolipenic
Mycomycin
Myristelaidic
Myristic
Myristoleic
Nemotinic
Nerolic
Nervonic
Nisinic
Nonylic
Norlinoleic
Norlinolenic
Obtusilic
Oleic
Oncobic
Osbond's acid
Oxalic
Palmitelaidic
Palmitic
Palmitoleic
Parinaric (α)
Parinaric (β)
Paullinic
Pelargonic
Palmitvaccenic
Petroselaidic
Petroselinic
Phellogenic
Phellonic
Phloionolic
Phlomic
*Phthioic
Phrenosic
Phrenosinic
Phthianoic
Phthioic
Physeteric
Physetoleic
Phytanic
Phytenic*
Phytenoic
4-Me, 5-OH 2t-7:1
2,4,6-tri-Me 26:0
See Mycoceranic
RCHOHCH(R')COOH
2,4,6-tri-Me-2t-24:1
3t5c7e8e10a12a-13:6
9t-14:1
14:0
9c-14:1
4-OH, 5e6e8a10a-11:4
3,7-di-Me 2c6e-8:2
15c-24:1
24:6, all- cis-6,9,12,15,18,21
See Pelargonic
8c11c-17:2
8c11c14c-17:3
4c-14:1
9c-18:1
15-Cp 8c-15:1
See DPA
2:0 di-acid
9t-16:1
16:0
9c-16:1
9c11t13t15c-18:4
9t11t13t15t-18:4
13c-20:1
9:0
11c-16:1
6t-18:1
6c-18:1
22:O di-acid
22-OH 22:0
See Aleutiric
7e,8e-20:2
3,13,19-tri-Me 23:0
See Cerebronic
See Cerebronic
See Mycoceranic
Polybranched acids
5c-14:1
See Palmitoleic
3,7,11,15-tetra-Me 16:0
See Phytenoic
3,7,11,15-tetra-Me 2e-16:1
Micromonospora griseorubida
Tubercle bacilli
Mycobacteria
Tubercle bacilli
Nocardia acidophilus
Trans form of myristoleic acid
Lauric oils
Basidiomycetis molds
Shark liver oils
Fish oils
Libiatae
Lindera obtusiloba
All oils and fats
Flacourtiaceae seed oils
trans form of petroselinic acid
All oils and fats
Fish oils, macadamia oil
Parinarium laurinum
trans form of a-parinaric acid
Elaeagnaceae
Sideritis, Allium
Elaeagnaceae
Trans form of petroselinic acid_
Umbelliferae oils
Anacardiaceae
Cork
Labiatae
Micro-organisms
Whale oil
Marine animal fats
Marine animal fats
Phytomonic
Pimelic
Pinolenic
Pivalic
Podocarpic
Pristanic
Propioic (propynoic)
Pseudoeleostearic
Psyllic
Punicic
Pyrulic
Ranunculeic
Rapinic
Rhodinic
Ricinelaidic
Ricinenic
Ricinic
Ricinoleic
Rosilic
Roughanic acid
Rumenic
Sabinic
Santalbic
Sapienic*
Sarcinic
Sativic (santivinic)
Scammonolic
Sciadonic
*Scoliodonic
Sebacic
Sebaleic
Selacholeic
Shibic
Sorbic ***
Stearculic (stearculinic)
Stearic
Stearidonic
Stearolic
Sterculic
Sterculynic
Stillingic
Suberic
Succinic
Talgic
Tanacetumoleic
See Lactobacillic
7:0 di-acid
5c9c12c-18:3
2,2-di-Me 3:0
5c11c14c-20:3
2,6,10,14-tetra-Me 15:0
2a-3:0
10t12t14t-18:3
33:0
9c11t13c-18:3
8a10t-17:2
See Columbinic
See Oleic
3,7-di-Me,6e-8:1
12-OH 9t-18:1
9c,11c-18:2
See Ricinoleic
12-OH 9c-18:1
10-OH 18:0
16:3(n-3)
9c11t-18:2
12-OH 12:0
See Ximenynic
6c-16:1
12Me-14:0
9,10,12,13-tetraOH 18:0
See Jalapinolic
See Podocarpic
24:5
10:0 di-acid
5c,8c-18:2
See Nervonic
26:5
2t4t-6:2 di-acid
See Sterculic
18:0
6c9c12c15c-18:4
9a-18:1
9,10-P 9c-18:1
9,10-Mt 9c17a-18:2
2c4t-10:2
8:0 di-acid
4:0 di-acid
See Stearic
See Palmitvaccenic
Toucrium depressum
Podocarpus nagera, Pinus species
Marine animal fats
Isomerized linolenic acid
Punica granatum,Trichosanthes anguina *
Pyrularia pubera
Callitris glauca
trans form of ricinoleic acid
Taxus baccata
Castor oil
Leaf waxes
Plants
Ruminant fats
Juniperus oxydecrus leaves
Human sebum lipids
Sarcina & other microbial lipids
From oxidation of linoleic acid
Nnc
Human sebum lipids
Fish oils
Sorbus aucuparia
Animal fats, cocoa butter
Echium oils, fish oils
Santalaceae
Cottonseed oil
Sterculia alata
Sapium sebiferum
-
Tariric
Tartaric
Taxoleic
Telfairic
Thalictric
Thapsic
Thaspic
(+/–) Threonic
D-Threonic
L-Threonic
Threonine
Thynnic
Tiglic
Timnodonic
Traumatic
Trichosanic
Tsuduic
Tsuzuic
Tuberculostearic
Tureptholic
Undecylenic
Ursolic
Ustilic
Ustilic B
cis-Vaccenic
Valerianic
Valeric
Valproic
Ventosic
Vernolic
Wyeronic acid*
Ximenic
Ximenynic
Ximenynolic
Xionenynic
Zoomaric
6a-18:1
2,3-diOH 4:0 di-acid
5c9c-18:2
See Linoleic
5t-18:1
See Thaspic
16:0 di-acid
2,3,4 tri-OH 4:0
2R,3S,4 tri-OH 4:0
2S,3R,4 tri-OH 4:0
2-NH2, 3-OH 4:0
26:6 (probably n-3)
(2E)-2-Me 4:1
See EPA
2t-20:1 di-acid
See Punicic
4c-14:1
4c-14:1
10-Me 18:0
See Convolvulinolic
10e-11:1
30-OH-30:0
15,16-diOH 16:0
2,15,16-triOH 16:0
See Asclepic
See Valeric
5:0
2-Propyl 5:0
9,10,12,13-tetraOH-22:0
cis-12,13-ep, 9c-18:1
4,7-ep, 8-oxo, 2t9a11c-14:5
17c-26:1
9a11t-18:2
8-OH, 9a11t-18:2
8a10c-18:2
See Palmitoleic
Picramnia spp.
Many fruits
Gymnospermae seed lipids
Ranunculaceae
Waxes
Protein hydrolysates
Fish oils
Lindera obtusiloba
Lindera obtusiloba
Tubercle bacilli
Castor oil
Ustilagic acid (antibiotic)
Ustilagic acid (antibiotic)
Vernonia oils (crepis, geranium
Exocarpus cupressiformis
Ximenia americana
Santalum acuminatum
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