Fatty Acid Index

Scientific Name
Molecular Name
Common Name
Saturates
tetradecanoic acid
14:0
myristic acid
pentadecanoic acid
15:0
pentadecanoic acid
hexadecanoic acid
16:0
palmitic acid
octadecanoic acid
18:0
Stearic acid
eicosanoic acid
20:0
arachidic acid
docsosanoic acid
22:0
behenic acid
tetracosanoic acid
24:0
lignoceric acid
D9 Desaturase Family
9-tetradecenoic acid
14:1n5
myristoleic acid
9-hexadecenoic acid
16:1n7
palmitoleic acid
11-octadecenoic acid
18:1n7
vaccenic acid
9-octadenoic acid
18:1n9
oleic acid
11-eicosenoic acid
20:1n9
eicosenoic acid
5,8,11-eicosatrienoic acid
20:3n9
mead acid
13-docosenoic acid
22:1n9
erucic acid
15-tetracosanoic acid
24:1n9
nervonic acid
Omega 3 Family
9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid
18:3n3
a-linolenic acid
6,9,12,15-octadecatetraenoic acid
18:4n3
stearidonic acid
11,14,17-eicosatrienoic acid
20:3n3
eicosatrienoic acid (ETA)
8,11,14,17-eicsoatetraenoic acid
20:4n3
eicsoatetraenoic acid
5,8,11,14,17-eicosapentaenoic acid
20:5n3
eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)
7,10,13,16,19-docosapentaenoic acid
22:5n3
docosapentaenoic acid (DPA)
4,7,10,13,16,19-docosahexaenoic acid
22:6n3
docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)
6,9,12,15,18,21-tetracosahexaenoic acid
24:6n3
tetracosahexaenoic acid
Omega 6 Family
9,12-octadecadienoic acid
18:2n6
linoleic acid
6,9,12-octadecatrienoic acid
18:3n6
g-linolenic acid
11,14-eicosadienoic acid
20:2n6
eicosadienoic acid
8,11,14-eicosatrienoic acid
20:3n6
homo-g-linolenic acid
5,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid
20:4n6
arachidonic acid
13,16-docosadienoic acid
22:2n6
docosadienoic acid
7,10,13,16-docosatetraenoic acid
22:4n6
adrenic acid
4,7,10,13,16-docosapentaenoic acid
22:5n6
docosapentaenoic acid
Plasmologen-Linked Fatty Acids
1-enyl-hexadecenoic acid
n/a
plasmalogen 16:0
1-enyl-octadecenoic acid
n/a
plasmalogen 18:0
1-enyl-1,11-octadecadienoic acid
n/a
plasmalogen 18:1n7
1-enyl-1,9-octadecadienoic acid
n/a
plasmalogen 18:1n9
Unusual Fatty Acids
9-trans-hexadecenoic acid
trans 16:1n7
palmitelaidic acid
9-trans-octadecenoic acid
trans 18:1n9
elaidic acid
8-eicosaenoic acid
20:1n12
n/a
5-eicosaenoic acid
20:1n15
n/a