Biochem naturally occurring fatty acids

laurate # of carbons

12

myristate # of carbons

14

palmitate # of carbons

16

stearate # of carbons

18

arachidate # of carbons

20

behenate # of carbons

22

lignocerate # of carbons

24

palmitoleate # of carbons

16

oleate # of carbons

18

linoleate # of carbons

18

linolenate # of carbons

18

arachidonate # of carbons

20

Myristate systematic name

n-Tetradecanoate

Palmitate systematic name

n-Hexadecanoate

Stearate systematic name

n-Octadecanoate

Arachidate systematic name

n-Eicosanoate

Behenate systematic name

n-Docosanoate

Lignocerate systematic name

n-tetracosanoate

palmitoleate systematic name

cis-9- hexadecenoate

oleate systematic name

cis- 9- octadecenoate

linoleate systematic name

cis,cis- 9,12- octadecadienoate

linolenate systematic name

all cis- 9,12,15- octadecatrienoate

arachidonate systematic name

all-cis 5,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoate

naturally occuring fatty acids with 0 double bonds

laurate, myristate, palmitate, stearate, arachidate, behenate, ligncerate

naturally occuring fatty acids with 1 double bonds

palmitoleate, oleate

naturally occuring fatty acids with 2 double bonds

linoleate

naturally occuring fatty acids with 3 double bonds

linolenate

naturally occuring fatty acids with 4 double bonds

arachidonate

laurate systematic name

n-Dodecanoate

laurate formula

CH3 (CH2)10 COO-

Myristate formula

CH3 (CH2)12 COO-

palmitate formula

CH3 (CH2)14 COO-

stearate formula

CH3 (CH2)16 COO-

arachidate formula

CH3 (CH2)18 COO-

behenate formula

CH3 (CH2)20 COO-

Lignocerate formula

CH3 (CH2)22 COO-

Palmitoleate formula

CH3 (CH2)5 CH=CH(CH2)7 COO-

oleate formula

CH3 (CH2)7 CH=CH(CH2)7 COO-

Linoleate formula

CH3 (CH2)4 (CH=CHCH2)2 (CH)6 COO-

linolenate formula

CH3CH2 (CH=CHCH2)3 (CH2)6 COO-

arachidonate formula

CH2 (CH2)4 (CH=CHCH2)4 (CH2)2 COO-

MUFA is

1 double bond

PUFA is

2 or more double bonds