| Common name (acid) | Structure | Source |
| Acetic
| 2:0
| Platelet activating factor |
| Acrylic
| 2e-3:1
| Nnc |
| Adipic
| 6:0 di-acid
| Nnc |
| Adrenic
| 7c10c13c16c-22:4 | Adrenal lipids |
| Agonandoic (aka. ximenynic)
| 9a,11t-18:2
| Santalum acuminatum |
| Alchornoic
| cis-14,15-ep 11c-20:1 | Alchornia cordifolia |
| Alepramic
| 3-Cp 3:0 | Flacourtiaceae seed oils |
| Aleprestic
| 5-Cp 5:0 | Flacourtiaceae seed oils |
| Alepric
| 9-Cp 9:0 | Flacourtiaceae seed oils |
| Aleprolic
| 1-Cp 1:0 | Flacourtiaceae seed oils |
| Aleprylic
| 7-Cp 7:0 | Flacourtiaceae seed oils |
| Aleuritic
| 9,10,16-triOH 16:0 | Shellac |
| Ambrettolic
| 16-OH 7c-16:1 | Musk mellon seed oil |
| Angelic
| 2Me 2c-4:1 | Angelica archangelica |
| Anteisoheptadecanoic
| 14Me 16:0 | Animal fats |
| Anteisononadecanoic
| 16Me 18:0 | Animal fats |
| Anteisopentadecanoic
| 12Me 14:0 | Animal fats |
| Anteisotridecanoic
| 10Me 12:0 | Animal fats |
| Arachidic
| 20:0 | Groundnut (peanut) oil |
| Arachidonic
| 5c8c11c14c-20:4 | Animal phospholipids |
| Argenonic
| 6-OH, 6-Me, 9-oxo-28:0 | Papaveraceae |
| Artemesic
| See Coriolic | — |
| Asclepic
| 11c-18:1 | Asclepia oils |
| Ascorbic
| Vitamin C | — |
| Auricolic
| 14-OH 11c17c-20:2 | Lesquerella auriculata |
| Avenoleic
| 15(R)-OH 9c12c-18:2 | |
| Axillarenic
| 11,13-di OH, 9c-24:1 | Euphorbiaeceae |
| Azelaic
| 9:0 di-acid | Nnc |
| Behenic
| 22:0 | Lophira alata |
| Behenolic
| 13a-22:0 | Nnc |
| Bishomopinolenic
| 7c,11c,14c-20:3 | |
| Bolekic
| 9a11a13c-18:3 | Isano oil |
| Bosseopentaenoic
| 5c8c10t12t14c-20:5 | Bossiella orbigniana |
| Brassidic
| 13t-22:1 | Trans form of erucic acid |
| Brassylic
| 13:0 di-acid | Nnc |
| Buiolic (jalapinolic)
| 11-OH 16:0 | |
| Butolic
| 6-OH 14:0 | Shellac |
| Butyric
| 4:0 | Milk fats |
| Calendic ( α )
| 8t10t12c-18:3 | Calendula officinalis |
| Calendic ( β )
| 8t10t12t-18:3 | Trans form of α-calendic acid |
| Capric
| 10:0 | Lauric oils |
| Caproic
| 6:0 | Milk fats |
| Caproleic
| 9c-10:1 | Milk fats |
| Caprylic
| 8:0 | Lauric oils |
| Carboceric
| 27:0 | — |
| Catalpic
| 9t11t13c-18:3 | Catalpa ovata |
| Cerebronic
| 2-OH 24:0 | Cerebrosides |
| Cerinic
| See Cerotic | — |
| Ceromelissic
| 33:0 (see psyllic) | — |
| Ceroplastic
| 35:0 | Nnc |
| Cerotic
| 26:0 | Waxes |
| Cervonic
| DHA | — |
| Cetelaidic
| 11t-20:1 | Hydrogenated fish oils |
| Cetoleic
| 11c-22:1 | Fish oils |
| Chaulmoogric
| 13-Cp 13:0 | Flacourtiaceae seed oils |
| Chrysobalanic
| 4-oxo 9c11t13t15c-18:4 | Chyrsobalanus icaco |
| Civetic
| 8t-17:1 di-acid | |
| CLA
| Conjugated 18:2 isomers | Ruminant fats |
| Clupadonic
| 7c10c13c16c19c-22:5 | Fish oils |
| Colneleic
| 9-oxa-8t10t12c-18:3 | Enzymic oxidation of linoleic acid |
| Colnelenic
| 9-oxa-8t10t12c15c-18:4 | Enzymic oxidation of linolenic acid |
| Columbinic
| 5t9c12c-18:3 | Aquilegia vulgaris |
| Coniferonic
| 5c,9c,12c,15c-18:4 | Conifer |
| Convolvulinolic
| 11-OH 14:0 | Ipomea oils |
| Coriolic
| 13-OH 9c11t-18:2 | Xeranthemum annuum |
| Coronaric
| Cis-9,10-ep 12c-18:1 | Chrysanthemum coronarium |
| Couepic
| See Licanic | — |
| Couepinic (licanic?)
| 4-keto 9c11c13c-18:3 | — |
| Crepenynic
| 9c12a-18:2 | Crepis and Afzelia oils |
| Daturic
| See Margaric | Animal fats |
| Dehydrocrepenyic
| 9c12a14c-18:3 | — |
| Demospongic
| C24-C34 5c9c-diene acids | Sponges |
| Densipolic
| 12(R)-OH 9c15c-18:2 | Lesquerella densipila |
| DHA
| 4c7c10c13c16c19c-22:6 | Fish oils |
| *Dicramin
| 9c12c15c6a-18:4 | Dicramium scoparium |
| Dihomolinoleic
| 11c14c-20:2 | |
| Dihomolinolenic
| 8c11c14c-20:3 | Animal fats |
| Dihomo Mead's acid
| 7c10c13c-22:3 | |
| Dihomopinolenic
| 7c11c14c-20:3 | Pinacae family |
| Dihomotaxoleic
| 7c11c-20:2 | Taxus spp. |
| Dihydroxystearic
| 9,10-diOH 18:0 | — |
| *Dimorphecolic
| 9-OH,10t,12t-18:2 | Dimorphecolic pluvialis |
| DPA
| 7c10c13c16c19c-22:5 | Fish oils |
| Elaidic
| 9t-18:1 | Trans isomer of oleic acid |
| Elaidolinolenic
| See Linolenelaidic | — |
| EPA
| 5c8c11c14c17c-20:5 | Fish oils |
| Eleostearic ( α )
| 9c11t13t-18:3 | Tung oil |
| Eleostearic ( α )
| 9c11t13t-18:3 | Momordica charantia ** |
| Eleostearic ( β )
| 9t11t13t-18:3 | All-trans α-eleostearic acid |
| Enanthic
| 7:0 | Nnc |
| Ephedrenic
| 5c,11c-18:2 | Ephedra |
| Erucic
| 13c-22:1 | Cruciferae seed oils |
| Erythrogenic
| See Isanic | — |
| Exocarpic
| 9a11a13t-18:3 | Isano oil |
| Gadelaidic
| 9t-20:1 | Trans form of gadoleic acid |
| Gadoleic
| 9c-20:1 | Fish oils |
| Gaidic
| 2t-16:1 | — |
| Geddic
| 34:0 | — |
| Gheddic
| 34:0 | — |
| GLA
| 6c9c12c-18:3 | Evening primrose, borage, etc |
| Glutaric
| 5:0 di-acid | Nnc |
| Gondoic
| 11c-20:1 | Fish oils |
| *Gondoleic
| 9c-20:1 | — |
| Gorlic
| 13-Cp 6c-13:1 | Flacourticeae oils |
| Helenynolic
| 9-OH 10t12a-18:2 | Helychrysum bracteatum |
| *Hiragonic
| 7c10c13c-16:3 | Fish oils |
| Hormelic
| 15-Cp 15:0 | Flacourticeae oils |
| Hydnocarpic
| 11-Cp 11:0 | Flacourticeae oils |
| *Hydrosorbic
| 3e-16:1 di-acid | — |
| Hydroxycerebronic
| 2-hydroxycerebronic | Sphingolipids |
| Hydroxynervonic
| 2-hydroxynervonic | Sphingolipids |
| Ipurolic
| 3,11-diOH 14:0 | Ipomoca oils |
| Isanic
| 9a11a17e-18:3 | Isano oil |
| Isanolic
| 8-OH 9a11a17e-18:3 | Isano oil |
| Isoarachidic
| 18-Me 19:0 | — |
| Isobutyric
| 2-Me 3:0 | — |
| Isocaproic
| 4-Me 5:0 | — |
| Isocerotic
| 24-Me 25:0 | — |
| Isoheptadecanoic
| 15-Me-16:0 | — |
| Isolauric
| 10-Me-11:0 | — |
| Isomargaric
| 15-Me 16:0 | — |
| Isomontanic
| 26-Me-27:0 | — |
| *Isomycomycin
| 3c5c7a9a11a-13:5 | — |
| Isomyristic
| 12-Me 13:0 | — |
| Isononadecanoic
| 17-Me 18:0 | — |
| Isopalmitic
| 14-Me 15:0 | — |
| Isopentadecanoic
| 13-Me 14:0 | — |
| Isoricinoleic
| 9-OH,12c-18:1 | Strophanthus |
| Isostearic
| 16-Me-17:0 | — |
| Isotridecanoic
| 11-Me 12:0 | — |
| *Isovaleric
| 3-Me 4:0 | Porpoise, dolphin |
| Jacaric
| 8c10t12c-18:3 | Jacaranda mimosifolia |
| Jalapinolic
| 11-OH 16:0 | Jalap resin |
| Japanic
| 21:0 di-acid | — |
| Jasmonic
| C12 cyclopentane acid | Linoleic acid metabolite |
| Juniperic
| 16-OH 16:0 | Conifer waxes |
| Juniperinic
| 16-OH 16:0 | Conifer waxes |
| Juniperonic
| 5c11c14c17c-20:4 | Conifer waxes |
| Kamlolenic ( α )
| 18-OH 9c11t13t-18:3 | Kamala oil |
| *Kamlolenic ( β )
| 18-OH 9t11t13t-18:3 | Kamala oil |
| *Kerrolic
| 4-OH-16:0 | Shellac |
| Keteleeronic
| 5c11c-20:2 | Gymnosperm sp |
| Labellenic
| 5,6-18:2 (R)-form | Leonotis seed oil |
| Lacceric
| 32:0 | Stick lac wax |
| Lacceroic
| See lacceric | Stick lac wax |
| Lactarinic
| 6-oxo 18:0 | Lactarius rufus |
| Lanoceric
| di-OH 30:0 | — |
| Lamenallenic
| 5,6,16t-18:3 | Laminium purpureum |
| Lactobacillic
| 11,12-Mt 18:0 | Micro-organisms |
| Lauric
| 12:0 | Lauric oils |
| Lauroleic
| 9c-12:1 | — |
| Lesquerolic
| 14-OH 11c-20:1 | Lesquerella spp |
| Levulinic (aka levulic)
| 4-oxo-5:0 | |
| Licanic ( α )
| 4-oxo 9c11t13t-18:3 | Licania rigida |
| Licanic ( β )
| 4-oxo 9t11t13t-18:3 | Trans-form of α-licanic acid |
| Lignoceric
| 24:0 | Waxes |
| Linelaidic
| 9t12t-18:2 | All-trans form of linoleic acid |
| Linderic
| 4c-12:1 | Lindera obtusiloba |
| Linoleic
| 9c12c-18:2 | All seed oils |
| Linolenelaidic
| 9t12t15t-18:3 | All-trans form of linolenic acid |
| Linolenic
| 9c12c15c-18:3 | Linseed |
| Lumequic
| 21c-30:1 | Ximenia spp |
| Linusic
| 9,10,12,13,15,16-OH 18:0 | From linolenic acid |
| Malonic
| 3:0 di-acid | — |
| Malvalic
| 8,9-Mt 8c-17:1 | Cottonseed oil |
| Manaoic
| 11-Cp 6c-11:0 | Flacourtiaceae seed oils |
| Mangold's acid
| 9t11t-18:2 | — |
| Margaric
| 17:0 | Animal fats |
| Margarolic
| ? 9c-17:1 | |
| Mead's acid
| 5c8c11c-20:3 | Metabolite of oleic acid |
| Megatomic
| 3t5c-14:2 | Black carpet beetle pheromone |
| Melissic
| 30:0 | Bayberry |
| Mikusch's acid
| 10t12t-18:2 | — |
| Montanic
| 28:0 | Waxes (ie. carnuba) |
| Moroctic
| See stearidonic | — |
| Morotic
| See stearidonic | — |
| Mycoceranic
| 2,4,6-triMe 26:0 | Tubercle bacilli |
| Mycocerosic
| See mycoceranic | — |
| Mycolic
| RCHOHCH(R')COOH | Mycobacteria |
| Mycolipenic
| 2,4,6-tri-Me-2t-24:1 | Tuburele bacilli |
| Mycomycin
| 3t5c7,8,10a12a-13:6 | — |
| Myristelaidic
| 9t-14:1 | Trans form of myristoleic acid |
| Myristic
| 14:0 | Lauric oils |
| Myristoleic
| 9c-14:1 | — |
| Nemotinic
| 4e6a8a10a-11:4 | — |
| *Nemotinic
| 4-OH, 5,6,8a,10a-11:4 | Basidomycetis moulds |
| Nervonic
| 15c-24:1 | Honesty seed oil, nerve tissue |
| Nisinic
| 6c9c12c15c18c21c-24:6 | Fish oils |
| Obtusilic
| 4c-14:1 | Lindera obtisiloba |
| Oleic
| 9c-18:1 | All oils and fats |
| Oncobic
| 15-Cp 8c-15:0 | Flacourtiaceae seed oils |
| Osbond's acid
| See DPA | — |
| Oxalic
| 2:0 di-acid | — |
| Palmitelaidic
| 9t-16:1 | Trans form of palmitoleic acid |
| Palmitic
| 16:0 | All oils and fats |
| Palmitoleic
| 9c-16:1 | Fish oils, macadamia oil |
| Parinaric ( α )
| 9c11t13t15c-18:4 | Parinarium laurinum |
| Parinaric ( β )
| 9t11t13t15c-18:4 | Trans-form of α-parinaric acid |
| Pelargonic
| 9:0 | — |
| Petroselaidic
| 6t-18:1 | Trans form of petroselinic acid |
| Petroselinic
| 6c-18:1 | Umbelliferae oils |
| Phellonic
| 22-OH 22:0 | Cork |
| Phloionolic
| 9S10S18S-triOH 18:0 | Cork |
| Phlomic
| 7,8-20:2 | |
| *Phthioic
| 3,13,19-triMe 23:0 | — |
| Phrenosic
| See cerebronic | — |
| Phrenosinic
| See cerebronic | — |
| Phthianoic
| See mycoceranic | — |
| Phthioic
| Polybranched acids | Micro-organisms |
| Physeteric
| 5c-14:1 | Whale oil |
| Physetoleic
| See Palmitoleic | — |
| Phytanic
| 3,7,11,15-tetraMe 16:0 | Marine animal fats |
| *Phytenic
| See Phytenoic | — |
| Phytenoic
| 3,7,11,15-tetraMe 2e-16:1 | Marine animal fats |
| Phytomonic
| See Lactobacillic | — |
| Pimelic
| 7:0 di-acid | — |
| Pinolenic
| 5c9c12c-18:3 | Toucrium depressum |
| Podocarpic
| 5c11c14c-20:3 | Podocarpus nagera |
| Pristanic
| 2,6,10,14-tetraMe 15:0 | Marine animal fats |
| Pseudoeleostearic
| 10t12t14t-18:3 | Isomerized linolenic acid |
| Psyllic
| 33:0 | — |
| Punicic
| 9c11t13c-18:3 | Punica granatum |
| Punicic
| 9c11t13c-18:3 | Trichosanthes anguina* |
| Pyrulic
| 8a10t-17:2 | Pyrularia pubera |
| Ricinelaidic
| 12-OH 9t-18:1 | Trans form of ricinoleic acid |
| Ricinoleic
| 12-OH 9c-18:1 | Castor oil |
| Rosilic
| 10-OH 18:0 | Leaf waxes |
| Rumenic
| 9c11t-18:2 | Ruminant fats |
| Sabinic
| 12-OH 12:0 | Juniperus oxycedrus leaves |
| Santalbic
| See ximenynic | — |
| Sativic
| 9,10,12,13-tetraOH 18:0 | From oxidation of linoleic acid |
| Sciadonic
| 5c11c14c-20:3 | Pinus species |
| *Scoliodonic
| 24:5 | — |
| Sebacic
| 10:0 di-acid | — |
| Selacholeic
| 15c-24:1 (see nervonic) | Shark liver oils |
| Shibic
| 26:5 | Fish oils |
| *Sorbic
| 2t4t-6:2 di-acid | — |
| Stearic
| 18:0 | Animal fats, cocoa butter |
| Stearidonic
| 6c9c12c15c-18:4 | Echium oils, fish oils |
| Stearolic
| 9a-18:1 | Santalaceae |
| Sterculic
| 9,10-Mt 9c-18:1 | Cottonseed oil |
| Sterculynic
| 9,10-Mt 9c17a-18:2 | Sterculia alata |
| Stillingic
| 2c4t-10:2 | Sapium sebiferum |
| Strophanthus
| 9-OH,12c-18:1 | Apocyanaceae |
| Suberic
| 8:0 di-acid | — |
| Succinic
| 4:0 di-acid | — |
| Tariric
| 6a-18:1 | Picramnia spp |
| Taxoleic
| 5c9c-18:2 | Gymnospermae seed lipids |
| Thapsic (or thaspic)
| 16:0 di-acid | Waxes |
| Thynnic
| 26:6 (probably n-3) | Fish oils |
| Timnodonic (see EPA)
| 4c8c12c15c18c-20:5c** | — |
| Traumatic
| 2t-20:1 di-acid | — |
| Trichosanic
| See punicic | — |
| Tsuduic
| 4-14:1 | Lindera obtisiloba |
| Tsuzuic
| 4-14:1 | Lindera obtisiloba |
| Tuberculostearic
| 10-Me 18:0 | Tubercle bacilli |
| Undecylenic
| 10e-11:1 | Castor oil |
| Ustilic
| 15,16-diOH 16:0 | Ustilagic acid (antibiotic) |
| Vaccenic
| 11t-18:1 | Ruminant fats |
| Valeric
| 5:0 | — |
| Vernolic
| 12,13-ep, 9c-18:1 | Vernonia oils |
| Wyerone acid?
| 2c,(3,4-F*),5a7c-10:3 | Exocarpus cupressiformis |
| Ximenic
| 17c-26:1 | Ximenia americana |
| Ximenynic
| 9a11t-18:2 | Santalum acuminatum |
| Ximenynolic
| 8-OH, 9a11t-18:2 | |
| Zoomaric
| See palmitoleic | — |
Nomenclature:
c = cis; t = trans; a = acetylene; e = ethylenic bond (stereochemistry not relevant or unknown); ep = epoxy; Me = methyl group; Mt = methano -CH2-; Cp = 2-cyclopentenyl (C5H7); P = cyclopropenyl; Nnc = not natural constituent of normal fats; F* = furanoid; * = Spelling or structure uncertain.
Examples:
14:2 = 14 carbon atoms, 2 sites of unsaturation; 9:0 di-acid = HOOC(CH2)7COOH.
References:
C.Y. Hopkins (1972), Fatty Acids With Conjugated Unsaturation, in Topics in Lipid Chemistry (F. Gunstone, ed.), Elek Science, London, pp. 37-87.
P.G. Robinson (1982), Common Names And Abbreviated Formula For Fatty Acids. J. Lip. Res. 23: pp.1251-1253.
G.D. Fasman (1989), Practical Handbook of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, pp. 514-522.
F.D. Gunstone, J.L. Harwood and F.B. Padley, The Lipid Handbook (2nd Ed.), Chapman and Hall, London, 1992.
F.D. Gunstone and B.G. Herslof, A Lipid Glossary, The Oily Press, Dundee, first edition 1992, second edition in press.
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