List of saturated fatty acids

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

 Straight-chain 
Saturated straight-chain fatty acids:

 Common Name Systematic Name Structural Formula Lipid Numbers Propionic acid Propanoic acid CH3CH2COOH C3:0 Butyric acid Butanoic acid CH3(CH2)2COOH C4:0 Valeric acid Pentanoic acid CH3(CH2)3COOH C5:0 Caproic acid Hexanoic acid CH3(CH2)4COOH C6:0 Enanthic acid Heptanoic acid CH3(CH2)5COOH C7:0 Caprylic acid Octanoic acid CH3(CH2)6COOH C8:0 Pelargonic acid Nonanoic acid CH3(CH2)7COOH C9:0 Capric acid Decanoic acid CH3(CH2)8COOH C10:0 Undecylic acid Undecanoic acid CH3(CH2)9COOH C11:0 Lauric acid Dodecanoic acid CH3(CH2)10COOH C12:0 Tridecylic acid Tridecanoic acid CH3(CH2)11COOH C13:0 Myristic acid Tetradecanoic acid CH3(CH2)12COOH C14:0 Pentadecylic acid Pentadecanoic acid CH3(CH2)13COOH C15:0 Palmitic acid Hexadecanoic acid CH3(CH2)14COOH C16:0 Margaric acid Heptadecanoic acid CH3(CH2)15COOH C17:0 Stearic acid Octadecanoic acid CH3(CH2)16COOH C18:0 Nonadecylic acid Nonadecanoic acid CH3(CH2)17COOH C19:0 Arachidic acid Icosanoic acid CH3(CH2)18COOH C20:0 Heneicosylic acid Heneicosanoic acid CH3(CH2)19COOH C21:0 Behenic acid Docosanoic acid CH3(CH2)20COOH C22:0 Tricosylic acid Tricosanoic acid CH3(CH2)21COOH C23:0 Lignoceric acid Tetracosanoic acid CH3(CH2)22COOH C24:0 Pentacosylic acid Pentacosanoic acid CH3(CH2)23COOH C25:0 Cerotic acid Hexacosanoic acid CH3(CH2)24COOH C26:0 Carboceric acid Heptacosanoic acid CH3(CH2)25COOH C27:0 Montanic acid Octacosanoic acid CH3(CH2)26COOH C28:0 Nonacosylic acid Nonacosanoic acid CH3(CH2)27COOH C29:0 Melissic acid Triacontanoic acid CH3(CH2)28COOH C30:0 Hentriacontylic acid Hentriacontanoic acid CH3(CH2)29COOH C31:0 Lacceroic acid Dotriacontanoic acid CH3(CH2)30COOH C32:0 Psyllic acid Tritriacontanoic acid CH3(CH2)31COOH C33:0 Geddic acid Tetratriacontanoic acid CH3(CH2)32COOH C34:0 Ceroplastic acid Pentatriacontanoic acid CH3(CH2)33COOH C35:0 Hexatriacontylic acid Hexatriacontanoic acid CH3(CH2)34COOH C36:0 Heptatriacontylic acid Heptatriacontanoic acid CH3(CH2)35COOH C37:0 Octatriacontylic acid Octatriacontanoic acid CH3(CH2)36COOH C38:0Nonatriacontylic acidNonatriacontanoic acidCH3(CH2)37COOHC39:0Tetracontylic acidTetracontanoic acidCH3(CH2)38COOHC40:0

 Branched-chain 

Saturated branched-chain fatty acids:

 Common Name Systematic Name Structural Formula Lipid Numbers Isobutyric acid 2-Methylpropanoic acid (CH3)2CHCOOH iso C4:0 Isovaleric acid 3-Methylbutanoic acid (CH3)2CHCH2COOH iso C5:0 2-Methylbutyric acid 2-Methylbutanoic acid CH3CH2CH(CH3)COOH anteiso C5:0 Pivalic acid 2,2-Dimethylpropanoic acid (CH3)3CCOOH C5:0 Isocaproic acid 4-Methylpentanoic acid (CH3)2CH(CH2)2COOH iso C6:0 Octoic acid 2-Ethylhexanoic acid CH3(CH2)3CH(CH2CH3)COOH C8:0 13-Methylmyristic acid 13-Methyltetradecanoic acid (CH3)2CH(CH2)11COOH iso C15:0 Tuberculostearic acid 10-Methyloctadecanoic acid CH3(CH2)7CH(CH3)(CH2)8COOH C19:0 Pristanic acid 2,6,10,14-Tetramethylpentadecanoic acid (CH3)2CH(CH2)3CH(CH3)(CH2)3CH(CH3)(CH2)3CH(CH3)COOH C19:0 Phytanic acid (7R,11R)-3,7,11,15-Tetramethylhexadecanoic acid (CH3)2CH(CH2)3CH(CH3)(CH2)3CH(CH3)(CH2)3CH(CH3)CH2COOH C20:0

Related pages
List of unsaturated fatty acids
Carboxylic acid
Dicarboxylic acid


Saturated Fatty Acids