Table 2.
The most common monounsaturated fatty acids.
| The Notation of Fatty Acid (Number of Carbon Atoms: Number π Bonds) | Trivial Name | Systematic Name (IUPAC) | Chemical Formula |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:1 | Lauroleic | CIS-9-dodecenoic | CH3–CH2–CH=CH(CH2)7–COOH |
| 14:1 | Myristoleic | CIS-9-tetradecenoic | CH3–(CH2)3–CH=CH(CH2)7–COOH |
| 16:1 | Palmitoleic | CIS-9-hexadecenoic | CH3–(CH2)5–CH=CH–(CH2)7–COOH |
| 18:1 | Oleic | CIS-9-octadecenoic | CH3–(CH2)7–CH=CH–(CH2)7–COOH |
| 18:1 | Petroselinic | CIS-6-octadecenoic | CH3–(CH2)10–CH=CH–(CH2)4–COOH |
| Vaccenic | CIS-11-octadecenoic | CH3–(CH2)5–CH=CH–(CH2)9–COOH | |
| 20:1 | Gadoleic | CIS-9-eicosanoic | CH3–(CH2)9–CH=CH–(CH2)7–COOH |
| Gondoic | CIS-11-eicosenoic | CH3–(CH2)7–CH=CH–(CH2)9–COOH | |
| 22:1 | Erucic | CIS-13-docosanoic | CH3–(CH2)7–CH=CH–(CH2)11–COOH |
| Cetoleinoic | CIS-11-docosanoic | CH3–(CH2)5–CH=CH3–(CH2)11–COOH | |
| 24:1 | Nervonic | CIS-15-tetracosenoic | CH3–(CH2)7–CH=CH(CH2)13–COOH |