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Record Information
Version4.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2006-05-22 14:17:50 UTC
Update Date2020-02-26 21:24:06 UTC
HMDB IDHMDB0002368
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • HMDB02368
Metabolite Identification
Common NameNervonic acid
DescriptionNervonic acid is a long chain unsaturated fatty acid that is enriched in sphingomyelin. It consists of choline, sphingosine, phosphoric acid, and fatty acid. Nervonic acid may enhance the brain functions and prevent demyelination (Chemical Land21). Research shows that there is negative relationship between nervonic acid and obesity-related risk factors (PMID: 16394593 ). Demyelination in adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is associated with an accumulation of very long chain saturated fatty acids stemming from a genetic defect in the peroxisomal beta oxidation system responsible for the chain shortening of these fatty acids. Sphingolipids from post mortem ALD brain have decreased levels of nervonic acid, 24:1(n-9), and increased levels of stearic acid, 18:0. (PMID: 8072429 ).
Structure
Data?1582752246
MOLSDFPDBSMILESInChI
Synonyms
ValueSource
(Z)-15-Tetracosenoic acidChEBI
(Z)-Tetracos-15-enoic acidChEBI
15cis-Tetracosenoic acidChEBI
cis-15-Tetracosenoic acidChEBI
cis-Delta(15)-Tetracosenoic acidChEBI
NervonsaeureChEBI
Selacholeic acidChEBI
(Z)-15-TetracosenoateGenerator
(Z)-Tetracos-15-enoateGenerator
15cis-TetracosenoateGenerator
cis-15-TetracosenoateGenerator
cis-delta(15)-TetracosenoateGenerator
cis-Δ(15)-tetracosenoateGenerator
cis-Δ(15)-tetracosenoic acidGenerator
SelacholeateGenerator
NervonateGenerator
(15Z)-Tetracos-15-enoateHMDB
(15Z)-Tetracos-15-enoic acidHMDB
(15Z)-TetracosenoateHMDB
(15Z)-Tetracosenoic acidHMDB
15-TetracosenoateHMDB
15-Tetracosenoic acidHMDB
15Z-TetracosenoateHMDB
15Z-Tetracosenoic acidHMDB
cis-15-TeracosenoateHMDB
cis-15-Teracosenoic acidHMDB
cis-15-TetracosenateHMDB
cis-15-Tetracosenic acidHMDB
cis-SelacholeateHMDB
cis-Selacholeic acidHMDB
trans-Tetracos-15-enoic acidHMDB
Nervonic acidChEBI
(15Z)-15-Tetracosenoic acidHMDB
FA(24:1(15Z))HMDB
FA(24:1n9)HMDB
Nevonic acidHMDB
Chemical FormulaC24H46O2
Average Molecular Weight366.6208
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight366.349780716
IUPAC Name(15Z)-tetracos-15-enoic acid
Traditional Namenervonic acid
CAS Registry Number506-37-6
SMILES
CCCCCCCC\C=C/CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C24H46O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24(25)26/h9-10H,2-8,11-23H2,1H3,(H,25,26)/b10-9-
InChI KeyGWHCXVQVJPWHRF-KTKRTIGZSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as very long-chain fatty acids. These are fatty acids with an aliphatic tail that contains at least 22 carbon atoms.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassFatty Acyls
Sub ClassFatty acids and conjugates
Direct ParentVery long-chain fatty acids
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Very long-chain fatty acid
  • Unsaturated fatty acid
  • Straight chain fatty acid
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
Disposition

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Physical Properties
StateLiquid
Experimental Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting PointNot AvailableNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility1.8e-05 g/LALOGPS
logP9.45ALOGPS
logP9.45ChemAxon
logS-7.3ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)4.95ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count2ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count1ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area37.3 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count21ChemAxon
Refractivity115.01 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability49.83 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
BioavailabilityNoChemAxon
Rule of FiveNoChemAxon
Ghose FilterNoChemAxon
Veber's RuleNoChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleNoChemAxon
Spectra
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash KeyView
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (1 TMS)splash10-00nb-5900000000-969f119cba8683e5cc50Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized)splash10-00nb-5900000000-969f119cba8683e5cc50Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-0f6x-9782000000-97d131b02e4a98acfe12Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (1 TMS) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-00dr-9551000000-d11282fde9bc72e71510Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-014i-0009000000-77254b7f9e0c5adec2c5Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-05ur-9300000000-c24f47c8ec64393d34b0Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-0api-9000000000-f9dc5919bdde58922d07Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-0002-0009000000-23437c970e4496314dc2Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-0601-4529000000-0a095c0f2e7f69a7046cSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0a4l-9873000000-0479aea7f81e735a49b4Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-014i-0009000000-6bdffa41d37f32273117Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-01ba-0009000000-f28d20de75190fe2dfd6Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0a4l-9113000000-2bdab238903303f33f49Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
2D NMR[1H,13C] 2D NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations
  • Cytoplasm
  • Extracellular
  • Membrane (predicted from logP)
Biospecimen Locations
  • Blood
  • Feces
Tissue Locations
  • Placenta
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
BiospecimenStatusValueAgeSexConditionReferenceDetails
BloodDetected and Quantified34.532 +/- 23.730 uMAdult (>18 years old)FemaleNormal details
BloodDetected and Quantified0.070 +/- 0.006 uMAdult (>18 years old)BothNormal details
BloodDetected and Quantified0.900 +/- 0.974 uMAdult (>18 years old)BothNormal details
BloodDetected and Quantified68.5 +/- 18.2 uMAdult (>18 years old)Not Specified
Normal		 details
FecesDetected but not Quantified Adult (>18 years old)Both
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FecesDetected but not Quantified Infant (0-1 year old)Both
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Abnormal Concentrations
BiospecimenStatusValueAgeSexConditionReferenceDetails
BloodDetected and Quantified77.5 +/- 21.6 uMAdult (>18 years old)Not Specified
Isovaleric acidemia		 details
FecesDetected but not Quantified Adult (>18 years old)Both
Colorectal cancer		 details
FecesDetected but not Quantified Newborn (0-30 days old)Not Specified
Premature neonates		 details
FecesDetected but not Quantified Adult (>18 years old)BothColorectal Cancer details
FecesDetected but not Quantified Adult (>18 years old)Both
Colorectal cancer		 details
Associated Disorders and Diseases
Disease References
Isovaleric acidemia
  1. Dercksen M, Kulik W, Mienie LJ, Reinecke CJ, Wanders RJ, Duran M: Polyunsaturated fatty acid status in treated isovaleric acidemia patients. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2016 Oct;70(10):1123-1126. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2016.100. Epub 2016 Jun 22. [PubMed:27329611 ]
Colorectal cancer
  1. Brown DG, Rao S, Weir TL, O'Malia J, Bazan M, Brown RJ, Ryan EP: Metabolomics and metabolic pathway networks from human colorectal cancers, adjacent mucosa, and stool. Cancer Metab. 2016 Jun 6;4:11. doi: 10.1186/s40170-016-0151-y. eCollection 2016. [PubMed:27275383 ]
  2. Sinha R, Ahn J, Sampson JN, Shi J, Yu G, Xiong X, Hayes RB, Goedert JJ: Fecal Microbiota, Fecal Metabolome, and Colorectal Cancer Interrelations. PLoS One. 2016 Mar 25;11(3):e0152126. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152126. eCollection 2016. [PubMed:27015276 ]
  3. Goedert JJ, Sampson JN, Moore SC, Xiao Q, Xiong X, Hayes RB, Ahn J, Shi J, Sinha R: Fecal metabolomics: assay performance and association with colorectal cancer. Carcinogenesis. 2014 Sep;35(9):2089-96. doi: 10.1093/carcin/bgu131. Epub 2014 Jul 18. [PubMed:25037050 ]
Associated OMIM IDs
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FoodDB IDFDB002934
KNApSAcK IDC00001230
Chemspider ID4444565
KEGG Compound IDC08323
BioCyc IDNot Available
BiGG ID2218012
Wikipedia LinkNervonic acid
METLIN ID262
PubChem Compound5281120
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID44247
Food Biomarker OntologyNot Available
VMH IDNRVNC
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Download (PDF)
General References
  1. Bitsanis D, Crawford MA, Moodley T, Holmsen H, Ghebremeskel K, Djahanbakhch O: Arachidonic acid predominates in the membrane phosphoglycerides of the early and term human placenta. J Nutr. 2005 Nov;135(11):2566-71. [PubMed:16251612 ]
  2. Laasonen M, Erkkila AT, Isotalo E, Maenpaa PK, Pulkkinen JJ, Virsu V, Haapanen ML: Serum lipid fatty acids and temporal processing acuity in children with oral clefts. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids. 2006 Apr;74(4):263-70. Epub 2006 Mar 20. [PubMed:16545557 ]
  3. Karlsson M, Marild S, Brandberg J, Lonn L, Friberg P, Strandvik B: Serum phospholipid fatty acids, adipose tissue, and metabolic markers in obese adolescents. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2006 Nov;14(11):1931-9. [PubMed:17135608 ]
  4. Oda E, Hatada K, Kimura J, Aizawa Y, Thanikachalam PV, Watanabe K: Relationships between serum unsaturated fatty acids and coronary risk factors: negative relations between nervonic acid and obesity-related risk factors. Int Heart J. 2005 Nov;46(6):975-85. [PubMed:16394593 ]
  5. Sargent JR, Coupland K, Wilson R: Nervonic acid and demyelinating disease. Med Hypotheses. 1994 Apr;42(4):237-42. [PubMed:8072429 ]
  6. Elshenawy S, Pinney SE, Stuart T, Doulias PT, Zura G, Parry S, Elovitz MA, Bennett MJ, Bansal A, Strauss JF 3rd, Ischiropoulos H, Simmons RA: The Metabolomic Signature of the Placenta in Spontaneous Preterm Birth. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Feb 4;21(3). pii: ijms21031043. doi: 10.3390/ijms21031043. [PubMed:32033212 ]