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. 2022 Nov 23;13:1001210. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1001210

Table 3.

List of fatty acid abbreviations.

Abbreviation Definition Formula IUPAC Name
14:1 Myristoleic acid C14H26O2 (Z)-tetradec-9-enoic acid
16:0 Palmitic acid C16H32O2 hexadecanoic acid
16:1n-7 Palmitoleic acid C16H30O2 (Z)-hexadec-9-enoic acid
16:1n-10 Sapienic acid C16H30O2 (Z)-hexadec-6-enoic acid 
18:0 Stearic acid C18H36O2 octadecanoic acid 
18:1n-9 Oleic acid C18H34O2 (Z)-octadec-9-enoic acid 
18:2n-6 Linoleic acid C18H32O2 (9Z,12Z)-octadeca-9,12-dienoic acid
20:4n-6 Arachidonic acid C20H32O2 (5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)-icosa-5,8,11,14-tetraenoic acid