Paullinic acid is an
omega-7 fatty acid
Omega-7 fatty acids are a class of unsaturated fatty acids in which the site of unsaturation is seven carbon atoms from the end of the carbon chain. The two most common omega-7 fatty acids in nature are palmitoleic acid and vaccenic acid. They ...
find in a variety of plant sources, including
guarana
Guaraná ( from the Portuguese ''guaraná'' ), ''Paullinia cupana'', syns. ''P. crysan, P. sorbilis'') is a climbing plant in the family Sapindaceae, native to the Amazon basin and especially common in Brazil. Guaraná has large leaves and cl ...
(''Paullinia cupana'') from which it gets its name.
It is one of a number of
eicosenoic acid Eicosenoic acid may refer to one of three closely related chemical compounds:
* 9-Eicosenoic acid (gadoleic acid), an omega-11 fatty acid (20:1ω11)
* 11-Eicosenoic acid (gondoic acid), an omega-9 fatty acid (20:1ω9)
* 13-Eicosenoic acid (paull ...
s.
See also
*
11-Eicosenoic acid
References
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Fatty acids
Alkenoic acids