nervonic acid

Scientific Name	CAS Registry No.
15-tetracosanoic acid	506-37-6
Molecular Name	Common Name
C24 H46 O2	nervonic acid
Other Names
15-Tetracosenoic acid, (Z)-; cis-15-tetracosenoic acid; nevonic acid; selacholeic acid
2-D Structure

Biosynthetic Pathway
The direct elongation product of 22:1n9
Distribution in...
Tissues	Lipid Classes
Rare in most tissues, found enriched in nervous tissue	Rare in most lipid classes, found enriched in sphingomyelin
Bioactive Products	Dietary Sources
	Liver oil of spiny dogfish shark
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