Taxoleic acid

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Taxoleic acid
Names
IUPAC name
(5Z,9Z)-octadeca-5,9-dienoic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/C18H32O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20/h9-10,13-14H,2-8,11-12,15-17H2,1H3,(H,19,20)/b10-9-,14-13-
    Key: DFJAXEWDHVOILU-KWUOUXIESA-N
  • CCCCCCCC/C=C\CC/C=C\CCCC(=O)O
Properties
C18H32O2
Molar mass 280.452 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Taxoleic acid is a diunsaturated fatty acid composed of 18 carbon atoms with double bonds in the positions 5=6 and 9=10, both in cis-configuration.[1][2] Taxoleic acid is isomeric to linoleic acid.

Biosynthesis

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