RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0149943
RefMet nameLauric acid
Alternative nameFA 12:0
Systematic namedodecanoic acid
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Sum CompositionFA 12:0 View other entries in RefMet with this sum composition
Exact mass200.177630 (neutral)
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FormulaC12H24O2View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile34 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C12H24O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12(13)14/h2-11H2,1H3,(H,13,14)
InChIKeyPOULHZVOKOAJMA-UHFFFAOYSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassFatty Acyls
Main ClassFatty acids
Sub ClassSaturated FA
Distribution of Lauric acid in NMDR studies
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Sample sourcePlot Sample source(tissue) distribution
StudiesNMDR Studies reporting Lauric acid
External Links
Pubchem CID3893
LIPID MAPSLMFA01010012
ChEBI ID30805
KEGG IDC02679
HMDB IDHMDB0000638
Chemspider ID3756
MetaCyc IDDODECANOATE
Spectral data for Lauric acid standards
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Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving Lauric acid

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R04014 Dodecanoyl-[acyl-carrier protein] + H2O <=> Acyl-carrier protein + Dodecanoic aciddodecanoyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] hydrolase

Table of KEGG human pathways containing Lauric acid

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa00061 Fatty acid biosynthesis 1
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