2-Hydroxystearic acid
2-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid is a long-chain fatty acid that is stearic (octadecanoic) acid substituted at position 2 by a hydroxy group. It has a role as a human metabolite. It is a 2-hydroxy fatty acid and a hydroxyoctadecanoic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 2-hydroxyoctadecanoate. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 2-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C18H36O3
- Molecular weight
- 300.5 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 300.26644501 Da
- XLogP3
- 7.5
- Topological polar surface area
- 57.5 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 2
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 3
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:19660
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL4562220
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID70415248
- PubMed:22339649
- PubMed:22164155
- PubMed:21417341
- PubMed:18559081
- PubMed:15644336
- PubMed:15055237
- PubMed:12626405
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