Review Article
Production and Use of Lipases in Bioenergy: A Review from the Feedstocks to Biodiesel Production
Table 2
Nomenclature of fatty acids [
1,
9].
| | Common name | Systematic name | Chemical structure1 | Melting point (°C) |
| | Lauric acid | Dodecanoic acid | 12 : 0 | 44.2 | | Miristic acid | Tetradecanoic acid | 14 : 0 | 54.4 | | Palmitic acid | Hexadecanoic acid | 16 : 0 | 62.9 | | Palmitoleic acid | 9-Hexadecenoic acid | 16 : 1 | −0.1 | | Stearic acid | Octadecanoic acid | 18 : 0 | 70.1 | | Oleic acid | 9-Octadecenoic acid | 18 : 1 | 16.3 | | Elaidic acid | 9-Octadecenoic acid | 18 : 1 | 43.7 | | Vaccenic acid | 11-Octadecenoic acid | 18 : 1 | 44.0 | | Linoleic acid | 9, 12-Octadecadienoic acid | 18 : 2 | −6.5 | | γ-Linolenic acid | 6, 9, 12-Octadecatrienoic acid | 18 : 3 | −11.0 | | α-Linolenic acid | 9, 12, 15-Octadecatrienoic acid | 18 : 3 | −12.8 | | Arachidic acid | Eicosanoic acid | 20 : 0 | 76.1 | | Gadoleic acid | 9-Eicosenoic acid | 20 : 1 | 25.0 | | Arachidonic acid | 5, 8, 11, 14-Eicosatetraenoic acid | 20 : 4 | −49.5 | | Behenic acid | Docosanoic acid | 22 : 0 | 80.0 | | Erucic acid | 13-Docosenoic acid | 22 : 1 | 33.4 |
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1 nomenclature, where represents the total number of carbon atoms and represents the number of unsaturated bonds.
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