RefMet Compound Details

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RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0149976
RefMet nameLinoleic acid
Alternative nameFA 18:2(9Z,12Z)
Systematic name9Z,12Z-octadecadienoic acid
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Sum CompositionFA 18:2 View other entries in RefMet with this sum composition
Exact mass280.240230 (neutral)
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FormulaC18H32O2View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile553 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C18H32O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20/h6-7,9-10H,2-5,8,11-17H2,1H3,(H,19,20)/b7-6-,10-9-
InChIKeyOYHQOLUKZRVURQ-HZJYTTRNSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESCCCCC/C=C\C/C=C\CCCCCCCC(=O)O
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassFatty Acyls
Main ClassFatty acids
Sub ClassUnsaturated FA
Distribution of Linoleic acid in NMDR studies
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PlatformPlatform (MS/NMR) used for detection
ChromatographyChromatography methods used for detection
StudiesNMDR Studies reporting Linoleic acid
External Links
Pubchem CID5280450
LIPID MAPSLMFA01030120
ChEBI ID17351
KEGG IDC01595
HMDB IDHMDB0000673
Chemspider ID4444105
MetaCyc IDLINOLEIC_ACID
EPA CompToxDTXCID8036578
Spectral data for Linoleic acid standards
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Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving Linoleic acid

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R03626 Linoleate + Oxygen <=> (9Z,11E)-(13S)-13-Hydroperoxyoctadeca-9,11-dienoic acidLinoleate:oxygen 13-oxidoreductase
R07055 Linoleate + Oxygen + NADPH + H+ <=> 9(10)-EpOME + NADP+ + H2OLinoleate + Oxygen + NADPH + H+ <=> 9(10)-EpOME + NADP+ + H2O
R07056 Linoleate + Oxygen + NADPH + H+ <=> 12(13)-EpOME + NADP+ + H2OLinoleate + Oxygen + NADPH + H+ <=> 12(13)-EpOME + NADP+ + H2O
R07064 Phosphatidylcholine + H2O <=> 1-Acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine + Linoleatephosphatidylcholine 2-acylhydrolase
R08177 Linoleoyl-CoA + H2O <=> CoA + LinoleateLinoleoyl-CoA hydrolase

Table of KEGG human pathways containing Linoleic acid

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa00591 Linoleic acid metabolism 4
hsa01040 Biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids 1
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