List of saturated fatty acids


Saturated fatty acids are fatty acids that make up saturated fats.

Straight-chain

Saturated straight-chain fatty acids:
Common nameSystematic NameStructural FormulaLipid Numbers
Propionic acidPropanoic acidCH3CH2COOHC3:0
Butyric acidButanoic acidCH32COOHC4:0
Valeric acidPentanoic acidCH33COOHC5:0
Caproic acidHexanoic acidCH34COOHC6:0
Enanthic acidHeptanoic acidCH35COOHC7:0
Caprylic acidOctanoic acidCH36COOHC8:0
Pelargonic acidNonanoic acidCH37COOHC9:0
Capric acidDecanoic acidCH38COOHC10:0
Undecylic acidUndecanoic acidCH39COOHC11:0
Lauric acidDodecanoic acidCH310COOHC12:0
Tridecylic acidTridecanoic acidCH311COOHC13:0
Myristic acidTetradecanoic acidCH312COOHC14:0
Pentadecylic acidPentadecanoic acidCH313COOHC15:0
Palmitic acidHexadecanoic acidCH314COOHC16:0
Margaric acidHeptadecanoic acidCH315COOHC17:0
Stearic acidOctadecanoic acidCH316COOHC18:0
Nonadecylic acidNonadecanoic acidCH317COOHC19:0
Arachidic acidIcosanoic acidCH318COOHC20:0
Heneicosylic acidHeneicosanoic acidCH319COOHC21:0
Behenic acidDocosanoic acidCH320COOHC22:0
Tricosylic acidTricosanoic acidCH321COOHC23:0
Lignoceric acidTetracosanoic acidCH322COOHC24:0
Pentacosylic acidPentacosanoic acidCH323COOHC25:0
Cerotic acidHexacosanoic acidCH324COOHC26:0
Carboceric acidHeptacosanoic acidCH325COOHC27:0
Montanic acidOctacosanoic acidCH326COOHC28:0
Nonacosylic acidNonacosanoic acidCH327COOHC29:0
Melissic acidTriacontanoic acidCH328COOHC30:0
Hentriacontylic acidHentriacontanoic acidCH329COOHC31:0
Lacceroic acidDotriacontanoic acidCH330COOHC32:0
Psyllic acidTritriacontanoic acidCH331COOHC33:0
Geddic acidTetratriacontanoic acidCH332COOHC34:0
Ceroplastic acidPentatriacontanoic acidCH333COOHC35:0
Hexatriacontylic acidHexatriacontanoic acidCH334COOHC36:0
Heptatriacontylic acidHeptatriacontanoic acidCH335COOHC37:0
Octatriacontylic acidOctatriacontanoic acidCH336COOHC38:0
Nonatriacontylic acidNonatriacontanoic acidCH337COOHC39:0
Tetracontylic acidTetracontanoic acidCH338COOHC40:0

Branched-chain

Saturated branched-chain fatty acids:
Common nameSystematic NameStructural FormulaLipid Numbers
Isobutyric acid2-Methylpropanoic acid2CHCOOHiso C4:0
Isovaleric acid3-Methylbutanoic acid2CHCH2COOHiso C5:0
2-Methylbutyric acid2-Methylbutanoic acidCH3CH2CHCOOHanteiso C5:0
Pivalic acid2,2-Dimethylpropanoic acid3CCOOHC5:0
Isocaproic acid4-Methylpentanoic acid2CH2COOHiso C6:0
Octoic acid2-Ethylhexanoic acidCH33CHCOOHC8:0
13-Methylmyristic acid13-Methyltetradecanoic acid2CH11COOHiso C15:0
Tuberculostearic acid10-Methyloctadecanoic acidCH37CH8COOHC19:0
Pristanic acid2,6,10,14-Tetramethylpentadecanoic acid2CH3CH3CH3CHCOOHC19:0
Phytanic acid-3,7,11,15-Tetramethylhexadecanoic acid2CH3CH3CH3CHCH2COOHC20:0