Heptatriacontanoic acid explained

Heptatriacontanoic acid, or heptatriacontylic acid, is a 37-carbon saturated fatty acid.

Sources

Heptatriacontanoic acid is present in Abelmoschus manihot and Alpinia nigra.^{[1] [2]} Heptatriacontanoic acid was also measured in zooplankton.^[3]

Compounds

The compound 4,21-dimethyl-5,19-di-(trans)-enoyl-heptatriacontanoic acid is the "structure of the major homolog of free mycobacteric acids" of Mycobacterium brumae.^[4]

Preparation

The expired U.S. patent 5502226 covers a method of ω-hydroxy acid preparation that includes heptatriacontanoic acid.^[5]

See also

• List of saturated fatty acids
• List of carboxylic acids

Notes and References

1. Studies on chemical constituents in flower of Abelmoschus manihot . China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica . 2006 . Lai . X. Y. . Zhao . Y. Y. . Liang . H. . 31 . 19 . 1597–1600 . 17165583 .
2. The Chemical Constituents of Blackfruit Galangal (alpinia nigra) . Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs . 2000 . Chunfeng . Qiao . Zhengtao . Wang . Hui . Dong . Luoshan . Xu . Xiaojiang . Hao . 31 . 6 . 404–405 .
3. Web site: Food Webs in the 21st Century: Exploration of New Enabling Technologies to Understand and Predict Changes in Aquatic Food Webs and Impacts on Ecosystems . Brown . Paul B. . . 2014-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140215170944/http://www.iisgcp.org//research/reports/brown_finalreport2011.pdf . 2014-02-15 . dead .
4. Trafficking pathways of mycolic acids: structures, origin, mechanism of formation, and storage form of mycobacteric acids . The Journal of Lipid Research . 2008-09-04 . Rafidinarivo . Elie . Lanéelle . Marie-Antoinette . Montrozier . Henri . Pedro . Valero-Guillén . Astola . José. Luquin. Marina . Promé . Jean-Claude . Daffé . Mamadou . 50 . 3 . 477–490 . 18772482 . 10.1194/jlr.M800384-JLR200 . PDF . 2014-04-22 . Altogether these results established the structure of the major homolog of free mycobacteric acids of M. brumae as a 4,21-dimethyl-5,19-di-(trans)-enoyl-heptatriacontanoic acid.. free .
5. Cho . Suk H. . DeFlorio . Victor . Process of preparing ω-hydroxy acids . 1996-03-26 . US . 5502226 .