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Structure Database (LMSD)

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Common Name

4,8,12,15-hexadecatetraenoic acid

Systematic Name

4E,8E,12E,15-hexadecatetraenoic acid

Synonyms

C16:4n-1,4,8,12

LM ID

LMFA01030165

Formula

C₁₆H₂₄O₂

Exact Mass

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248.17763

Sum Composition

FA 16:4

Status

Curated

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Classification

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References

Taxonomy Information

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Reference

Clupea harengus (#7950)

Actinopteri (#186623)

[On the C16-polyene acids of herring oil].,
Hoppe Seylers Z Physiol Chem, 1959

Pubmed ID: 14409801

DOI: 10.1515/bchm2.1959.316.1.31

String Representations

InChiKey (Click to copy)

KCLYGSMSGKRCAD-UJIFBZJGSA-N

InChi (Click to copy)

InChI=1S/C16H24O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16(17)18/h2,4-5,8-9,12-13H,1,3,6-7,10-11,14-15H2,(H,17,18)/b5-4+,9-8+,13-12+

SMILES (Click to copy)

C(C/C=C/CC=C)/C=C/CC/C=C/CCC(=O)O

Other Databases

LIPIDBANK ID

DFA0204

PubChem CID

178328016

Calculated Physicochemical Properties

Heavy Atoms 18

Rings 0

Aromatic Rings 0

Rotatable Bonds 11

Van der Waals Molecular Volume 289.74

Topological Polar Surface Area 37.30

Hydrogen Bond Donors 1

Hydrogen Bond Acceptors 2

logP 4.66

Molar Refractivity 77.57

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