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Lauric acid is also known as dodecanoic acid.
Lauric acid, C12H24O2, is a saturated fatty acid with a chain of 12 carbon atoms.
The powdery, white crystalline acid has a faint laurel oil odor.
Lauric acid occurs naturally in various vegetable and animal fats and oils.
Lauric acid is an important component of coconut oil and palm kernel oil.
Lauric acid is used as an intermediate and surfactant in the manufacture of personal care products in industry and the consumer market.
CAS number:143-07-7
EC Number205-582-1
Chemical formula: C 12 H 24 O 2
Molar mass:200.322 g mol −
Lauric acid is a component of triglycerides.
It accounts for approximately half of the fatty acid content of coconut milk, bay oil and palm kernel oil.
Otherwise, it is relatively rare.
Lauric acid is also found in human breast milk (6.2% of total fat), cow's milk (2.9%) and goat's milk (3.1%).
Like many other fatty acids, lauric acid is inexpensive.
Lauric acid has a long shelf life.
Lauric acid is non-toxic and safe to handle.
Lauric acid is mainly used in the production of soap and cosmetics.
For these purposes, lauric acid is reacted with sodium hydroxide to give sodium laurate, a soap.
Most commonly, sodium laurate is obtained by saponification of various oils, such as coconut oil.
These precursors give mixtures of sodium laurate and other soaps.
Lauric acid is the precursor to dilauroyl peroxide, a common initiator of polymerizations.
Although 95% of medium chain triglycerides are absorbed via the portal vein, only 25-30% of lauric acid is absorbed via the portal vein.
Lauric acid induces apoptosis in cancer and supports the proliferation of normal cells by maintaining cellular redox homeostasis.
Lauric acid increases total serum lipoproteins more than most other fatty acids.
But mostly it increases high-density lipoprotein (HDL).
As a result, lauric acid was determined to have a “more positive effect on total HDL than any other fatty acid [studied], saturated or unsaturated.”
In general, a lower total/HDL serum lipoprotein ratio is associated with a reduction in atherosclerotic incidence.
Lauric acid and myristic acid are saturated fatty acids.
Their official names are dodecanoic acid and tetradecanoic acid respectively.
Both are white solids that are slightly soluble in water.
Lauric acid esters are found only in vegetable oils, especially coconut milk and oil, bay oil and palm kernel oil.
In contrast, myristic acid triglycerides are found in plants and animals, especially coconut oil, coconut oil, and mammal milk.
Fatty acids have a bad reputation.
Lauric acid is strongly associated with high serum cholesterol levels in humans.
Lauric and myristic acids are among the worst offenders.
But these acids also have a bright side.
Lauric acid is an inexpensive, non-toxic and safe compound to use.
Lauric acid is often used in laboratory studies of melting point depression.
Lauric acid is solid at room temperature.
Lauric acid dissolves easily in boiling water.
Therefore, liquid lauric acid can be processed with a variety of solutes.
Lauric acid can be used to determine lauric acid and its molecular masses.
Dodecanoic acid, also known as lauric acid, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as medium-chain fatty acids.
These are fatty acids with aliphatic tails containing 4 to 12 carbon atoms.
Lauric acid is a weakly acidic compound.
Lauric acid is a white, powdery solid with a slightly oily coconut laurel oil or soap odor.
Lauric acid is mainly used in the production of soaps and other cosmetics.
In scientific laboratories, lauric acid is frequently used to investigate the molar mass of unknown substances through freezing point depression.
In industry, lauric acid is used as an intermediate and surfactant.
The consumer market uses lauric acid in cleaning, furnishing and manufacturing personal care products.
In medicine, lauric acid is known to increase total serum cholesterol more than most other fatty acids.
Lauric acid, or dodecanoic acid, is the main acid in coconut oil and palm kernel oil and is believed to have antimicrobial properties.
Lauric acid is a white, powdery solid with a faint odor of bay oil or soap.
Lauric acid has very low toxicity, although it is mildly irritating to mucous membranes.
For this reason, it is used in many soaps and shampoos.
Sodium lauryl sulfate is the most common lauric acid-derived compound used for this purpose.
Lauric acid has a non-polar hydrocarbon tail and a polar carboxylic acid head.
Lauric acid can interact with polar solvents as well as oils.
Lauric acid allows water to dissolve fats.
Lauric acid explains the ability of shampoos to remove oil from hair.
Fatty acids are a carboxylic acid, saturated or unsaturated, with a long, unbranched aliphatic tail (chain).
Fatty acids derived from natural fats and oils can be assumed to have at least 8 carbon atoms.
Most natural fatty acids have an even number of carbon atoms.
Because their biosynthesis involves acetyl-CoA, a coenzyme that carries a group of two carbon atoms.
Saturated fatty acids do not contain any double bonds or other functional groups along the chain.
The term "saturated" refers to hydrogen since all carbons (except the carboxylic acid [-COOH] group) contain as much hydrogen as possible.
Saturated fatty acids form straight chains.
As a result, it can pack together very tightly.
This allows living organisms to store chemical energy very densely.
Fat tissues of animals contain large amounts of long-chain saturated fatty acids.
The human body can produce all but two of the fatty acids it needs.
These two, linoleic acid (LA) and alpha-linolenic acid (LNA), are widely distributed in vegetable oils.
Fish oils also contain the longer-chain omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).
They are called essential fatty acids because they cannot be produced in the body from other substrates and must be obtained with food.
Mammals lack the ability to form double bonds beyond carbons 9 and 10 in fatty acids.
Therefore, linoleic acid and linoleinic acid are essential fatty acids for humans.
In the body, essential fatty acids primarily regulate a wide variety of functions, including blood pressure, blood clotting, and the inflammatory response.
Lauric acid is used to produce hormone-like substances.
Lauric acid is a saturated medium-chain fatty acid that attracts attention in personal care and cosmetics fields with its twelve-carbon atomic chain.
Lauric acid is derived mainly from coconut oil and palm kernel oil.
Lauric acid has properties that make it a favorite among industry professionals.
This review of lauric acid covers its properties, benefits, and important role in personal care, soap making, and cosmetic formulations.
SYNONYMS
lauric acid
DODECANOIC ACID
143-07-7
n-Dodecanoic acid
Dodecylic acid
Vulvic acid
Laurostearic acid
Dodecoic acid
Duodecylic acid
1-Undecanecarboxylic acid
Aliphat No. 4
Ninol AA62 Extra
Wecoline 1295
Hydrofol acid 1255
Hydrofol acid 1295
Dodecanoate
Duodecyclic acid
Hystrene 9512
Univol U-314
Lauric acid, pure
Dodecylcarboxylate
Lauric acid (natural)
Laurinsaeure
Undecane-1-carboxylic acid
ABL
NSC-5026
FEMA No. 2614
laurate
Philacid 1200
CCRIS 669
C12:0
Emery 651
Lunac L 70
C-1297
CHEBI:30805
HSDB 6814
EINECS 205-582-1
UNII-1160N9NU9U
BRN 1099477
n-Dodecanoate
Kortacid 1299
Dodecanoic Acid Anion
DTXSID5021590
Prifrac 2920
AI3-00112
Lunac L 98
Univol U 314
Prifac 2920
1160N9NU9U
MFCD00002736
DAO
DTXCID801590
CH3-[CH2]10-COOH
NSC5026
EC 205-582-1
dodecylate
laurostearate
vulvate
4-02-00-01082 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
DODECANOIC ACID (LAURIC ACID)
1-undecanecarboxylate
LAURIC ACID (USP-RS)
LAURIC ACID [USP-RS]
CH3-(CH2)10-COOH
CAS-143-07-7
SMR001253907
laurinsaure
dodecanic acid
Nuvail
lauric-acid
Acide Laurique
n-Dodecanoicacid
3uil
Lauric acid (NF)
DODECANOICACID
fatty acid 12:0
Lauric Acid, Reagent
Nissan NAA 122
Emery 650
Dodecanoic acid, 98%
Dodecanoic acid, 99%
Dodecanoic (Lauric) acid
LAURIC ACID [MI]
bmse000509
LAURIC ACID [FCC]
LAURIC ACID [FHFI]
LAURIC ACID [INCI]
SCHEMBL5895
NCIOpen2_009480
MLS002177807
MLS002415737
WLN: QV11
Dodecanoic acid (lauric acid)
LAURIC ACID [WHO-DD]
Dodecanoic acid, >=99.5%
Edenor C 1298-100
DODECANOIC ACID [HSDB]
CHEMBL108766
GTPL5534
NAA 122
NAA 312
HMS2268C14
HMS3649N06
HY-Y0366
STR08039
Dodecanoic acid, analytical standard
Lauric acid, >=98%, FCC, FG
Tox21_202149
Tox21_303010
BDBM50180948
LMFA01010012
s4726
AKOS000277433
CCG-266587
DB03017
FA 12:0
HYDROFOL ACID 1255 OR 1295
NCGC00090919-01
NCGC00090919-02
NCGC00090919-03
NCGC00256486-01
NCGC00259698-01
AC-16451
BP-27913
Dodecanoic acid, >=99% (GC/titration)
LAU
Dodecanoic acid, purum, >=96.0% (GC)
Lauric acid, natural, >=98%, FCC, FG
CS-0015078
FT-0625572
FT-0695772
L0011
EN300-19951
C02679
D10714
A808010
LAURIC ACID (CONSTITUENT OF SAW PALMETTO)
Q422627
SR-01000838338
J-007739
SR-01000838338-3
F0001-0507
LAURIC ACID (CONSTITUENT OF SAW PALMETTO) [DSC]
Z104476194
76C2A2EB-E8BA-40A6-8032-40A98625ED7B
Lauric acid, European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard
Lauric acid, United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard
Lauric Acid, Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material
203714-07-2
7632-48-6
8000-62-2
InChI=1/C12H24O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12(13)14/h2-11H2,1H3,(H,13,14
