Behenic acid

Details

Stereochemistry	ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula	C22H44O2
Molecular Weight	340.5836
Optical Activity	NONE
Defined Stereocenters	0 / 0
E/Z Centers	0
Charge	0

SHOW SMILES / InChI

Structure Search

SMILES

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O

InChI

InChIKey=UKMSUNONTOPOIO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI=1S/C22H44O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22(23)24/h2-21H2,1H3,(H,23,24)

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula	C22H44O2
Molecular Weight	340.5836
Charge	0
Count

Stereochemistry	ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry	No
Defined Stereocenters	0 / 0
E/Z Centers	0
Optical Activity	NONE

Description
Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24257229 | https://www.truthinaging.com/ingredients/behenic-acid | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24104695

Behenic acid is a saturated fatty acid that is derived from the oil extracts of plants and used as a component of conditioning agents. Behenic acid is also a part of a novel complex of lipophilic ingredients developed for the treatment of dry skin. The properties of behenic acid were studied in comparison to others fatty acids and it was found that behenic acid does not inhibit the UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 1A1 enzyme. The high levels of behenic acid in patients with low-grade glial tumors is an important indicator of the persistence of tissue integrity and tissue resistance. Therefore, behenic acid levels can be a prognostic factor in glial tumors.

Approval Year

Conditions

Condition	Modality	Targets	Highest Phase	Product
Glial tumors 3 Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24257229	Diagnostic		Natural Metabolite	Unknown Approved Use Unknown

PubMed

Title	Date	PubMed
Nutritional and anti-nutritional potential of three accessions of itching bean (Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC var. pruriens): an under-utilized tribal pulse.	2010-08	20128635
Fat malabsorption in cystic fibrosis: comparison of quantitative fat assay and a novel assay using fecal lauric/behenic acid.	2010-04	20179641
Diffraction properties of periodic lattices under free electron laser radiation.	2010-03-26	20366545
Maturation stress generation in poplar tension wood studied by synchrotron radiation microdiffraction.	2010-03	20071605
Chlamydomonas as a "new" organism for biodiesel production.	2010-03	19945866
Safety and adequacy of a semi-elemental formula for children with gastro-intestinal disease.	2010-03	19408097
X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy: clinical course and minimal incidence in South Brazil.	2010-03	19269120
Serum fatty acids and cardiovascular risk factors in sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a case-control study.	2010-02	20336917
Evolution toward the X phase of fatty acid Langmuir monolayers on a divalent cation solution.	2010-01-19	19719160
Cytochrome P450 family member CYP704B2 catalyzes the {omega}-hydroxylation of fatty acids and is required for anther cutin biosynthesis and pollen exine formation in rice.	2010-01	20086189
Solid lipid nanoparticles produced through a coacervation method.	2010	19538034
Very long chain fatty acid levels in patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.	2009-12	19965514
Composition of diethyl ether flower extracts of Lonicera fragrantissima Lindl. & Paxton (caprifoliaceae).	2009-11	19967996
Fatty acid selectivity of lipases during acidolysis reaction between triolein and saturated fatty acids varying from caproic to behenic acids.	2009-08-26	19645505
Lipid mediators in the neural cell nucleus: their metabolism, signaling, and association with neurological disorders.	2009-08	19666894
Nutritional and technological characteristics of olive (Olea europea L.) fruit and oil: two varieties growing in two different locations of Turkey.	2009-08	19337877
Analysis of sterols and fatty acids in natural and cultured Cordyceps by one-step derivatization followed with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.	2009-07-12	19339130
[Chemical constituents from tubers of Dioscorea bulbifera].	2009-07	19873780
Root suberin forms an extracellular barrier that affects water relations and mineral nutrition in Arabidopsis.	2009-05	19461889
AFM and multiple transmission-reflection infrared spectroscopy (MTR-IR) studies on formation of air-stable supported lipid bilayers.	2009-03	19399256
Extrudate versus powder silica alumina as support for Re₂O₇ catalyst in the metathesis of seed oil-derivatives - a comparison.	2009-01	19333442
Oil and fatty acid diversity in genetically variable clones of Moringa oleifera from India.	2009	19075502
Enhanced production of nitric oxide, reactive oxygen species, and pro-inflammatory cytokines in very long chain saturated fatty acid-accumulated macrophages.	2008-11-28	19038055
The influence of feeding linoleic, gamma-linolenic and docosahexaenoic acid rich oils on rat brain tumor fatty acids composition and fatty acid binding protein 7 mRNA expression.	2008-11-16	19014610
Surface active stabilizer tyloxapol in colloidal dispersions exerts cytostatic effects and apoptotic dismissal of cells.	2008-10-15	18657561
On the low-temperature onset of molecular flexibility in lipid bilayers seen by Raman scattering.	2008-10-02	18774854
[Study on chemical constituents of Smallanthus sonchifolius].	2008-10	19230402
Intra- and intermonomer interactions are required to synergistically facilitate ATP hydrolysis in Hsp90.	2008-07-25	18492664
Nutritional quality evaluation of velvet bean seeds (Mucuna pruriens) exposed to gamma irradiation.	2008-06	17852489
Calcium triggered L alpha-H2 phase transition monitored by combined rapid mixing and time-resolved synchrotron SAXS.	2008-04-30	18446202
The homeodomain derived peptide Penetratin induces curvature of fluid membrane domains.	2008-04-09	18398464
A simple and sensitive liquid chromatographic method for the analysis of free docosanoic, tetracosanoic and hexacosanoic acids in human plasma as fluorescent derivatives.	2008-03-17	18298975
Hexacosanoic and docosanoic acids plasma levels in patients with cerebral childhood and asymptomatic X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy: Lorenzo's oil effect.	2008-03	18026827
Formation of amyloid fibrils in vitro by human gammaD-crystallin and its isolated domains.	2008-01-16	18253099
Bilayer and trilayer crystalline formation by collapsing behenic acid monolayers at gas/aqueous interfaces.	2008-01-15	18076194
Crystal structure of human XLF/Cernunnos reveals unexpected differences from XRCC4 with implications for NHEJ.	2008-01-09	18046455
Self-assembly in monoelaidin aqueous dispersions: direct vesicles to cubosomes transition.	2008	19015726
A molecular ruler for measuring quantitative distance distributions.	2008	18927606
Simultaneous lipidomic analysis of three families of bioactive lipid mediators leukotrienes, resolvins, protectins and related hydroxy-fatty acids by liquid chromatography/electrospray ionisation tandem mass spectrometry.	2008	18059001
Refraction and scattering of X-rays in analyzer-based imaging.	2007-11	17960034
Relationship between serum concentrations of saturated fatty acids and unsaturated fatty acids and the homeostasis model insulin resistance index in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.	2007-08	17878672
Crystallization of silver carboxylates from sodium carboxylate mixtures.	2007-07-17	17567157
Effects of stereospecific positioning of fatty acids in triacylglycerol structures in native and randomized fats: a review of their nutritional implications.	2007-07-12	17625019
Byrsonic acid--the clue to floral mimicry involving oil-producing flowers and oil-collecting bees.	2007-07	17530390
Pure and mixed films of a nitrostilbene derivative at the air-water interface, Langmuir-Blodgett multilayer fabrication, and optical characterization.	2007-04-01	17257610
Langmuir-Blodgett films of a Mo-blue nanoring [Mo(142)O(429)H(10)(H(2)O)(49)(CH(3)CO(2))(5)(CH(3)CH(2)CO(2))](30)(-) (Mo(142)) by the semiamphiphilic method.	2007-03-27	17315906
[Determination of underivatized long-chain fatty acids in edible oils by fast gas chromatography].	2007-03	17580699
Analysis of the products from enzymatic scouring of cotton.	2007-03	17219458
Stearic acid-rich interesterified fat and trans-rich fat raise the LDL/HDL ratio and plasma glucose relative to palm olein in humans.	2007-01-15	17224066
SLN as a topical delivery system for Artemisia arborescens essential oil: in vitro antiviral activity and skin permeation study.	2007	18019840

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Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide

Behenic acid is a part of conditioning agent

Route of Administration: Topical

In Vitro Use Guide

Unknown

Substance Class	Chemical Created by `admin` on `Mon Mar 31 17:48:35 GMT 2025` Edited by `admin` on `Mon Mar 31 17:48:35 GMT 2025`
Record UNII	H390488X0A
Record Status	`Validated (UNII)`
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Name

Type

Language

Behenic acid

Official Name

English

Docosanoic acid

Preferred Name

English

GLYCON B-70

Brand Name

English

HYDROFOL 2022-55

Brand Name

English

HYSTRENE 5522

Brand Name

English

N-DOCOSANOIC ACID

Common Name

English

PRIFRAC 2989

Brand Name

English

HYSTRENE 9022

Brand Name

English

PRIFRAC 2987

Brand Name

English

1-Docosanoic acid

Systematic Name

English

EDENOR C 22-85R

Brand Name

English

CRODACID B

Brand Name

English

Docosanoic acid [HSDB]

Common Name

English

NAA 222S

Code

English

C22:0

Common Name

English

Behenic acid (constituent of borage seed oil) [DSC]

Common Name

English

GLYCON B 70

Brand Name

English

Behenic acid [MI]

Common Name

English

EXL-5

Code

English

B-95

Code

English

HYDROFOL ACID 560

Brand Name

English

Behenate

Common Name

English

ORISTAR BA

Brand Name

English

NAA 22S

Code

English

NSC-32364

Code

English

Classification Tree Code System Code

LOINC

30198-6