MOLECULE

Eicosanoic acid

Arachidic acid, also known as eicosanoic acid or eicosanoate, is a member of the class of compounds known as long-chain fatty acids. Long-chain fatty acids are fatty acids with an aliphatic tail that contains between 13 and 21 carbon atoms. Thus, arachidic acid is considered to be a fatty acid lipid molecule. Eicosanoic acid is practically insoluble (in water) and a weakly acidic compound (based on its pKa). Eicosanoic acid can be found in a number of food items such as chinese cinnamon, strawberry, winged bean, and thistle. Eicosanoic acid is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). Eicosanoic acid is one of several unsaturated fatty acids that have been identified in cannabis plants (PMID: 28448475). Arachidic acid is used for the production of detergents, photographic materials and lubricants