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| Preferred IUPAC name (11E)-Octadec-11-enoic acid | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.010.691 |
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| Properties | |
| C18H34O2 | |
| Molar mass | 282.461 g/mol |
| Melting point | 44 °C (111 °F) |
| Boiling point | 172 °C (342 °F) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Vaccenic acid is a naturally occurringtrans fatty acid and anomega-7 fatty acid. It is the predominant kind of trans-fatty acid found inhuman milk, in the fat ofruminants, and indairy products such asmilk,butter, andyogurt.[1][2]Trans fat in human milk may depend on trans fat content in food.[3][4] Vaccenic acid was discovered in 1928 inanimal fats andbutter. Mammals convert it intorumenic acid, aconjugated linoleic acid,[5]
Cow milk had highest trans-vaccenic acid content in the first few days ofmilking.[6]
ItsIUPAC name is(11E)-11-octadecenoic acid, and its lipid shorthand name is18:1trans-11. The name was derived from theLatinvacca (cow).[4] Itsstereoisomer,cis-vaccenic acid, is found insea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides)oil.[7] ItsIUPAC name is (11Z)-11-octadecenoic acid, and its lipid shorthand name is 18:1cis-11.