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Details

Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C13H26O2
Molecular Weight 214.3443
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of TRIDECANOIC ACID

SMILES

CCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O

InChI

InChIKey=SZHOJFHSIKHZHA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C13H26O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13(14)15/h2-12H2,1H3,(H,14,15)

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C13H26O2
Molecular Weight 214.3443
Charge 0
Count
MOL RATIO 1 MOL RATIO (average)
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Description

Tridecanoic acid is a 13-carbon saturated fatty acid found in dairy products and also as a product of anaerobic biodegradation of n-hexadecane. It has been identified as a substrate of phospholipase A2. Saturated fatty acids with carbon chain lengths of C12 to C14 activated the alpha-, beta-, gamma-, and epsilon-subspecies of the protein kinase C, and this activation was synergistic with that by diacylglycerol. Tridecanoic acid(C13) was most effective among the saturated fatty acids examined.

Approval Year

PubMed

Substance Class Chemical
Record UNII
19936LIY2V
Record Status Validated (UNII)
Record Version