Lauric acid

DB03017ApprovedSmall molecule

Lauric acid is an inexpensive, non-toxic and safe to handle compound often used in laboratory investigations of melting-point depression. Lauric acid is a solid at room temperature but melts easily... Lauric acid is a solid at room temperature but melts easily in boiling water, so liquid lauric acid can be treated with various solutes and used to determine their molecular masses.

Mechanism: Pharmacologically active on Toll-like receptor 4, Lactotransferrin, and Phospholipase A2, membrane associated
Curator reviewed
Formula / weight: C₁₂H₂₄O₂ · 200.3178 g/mol (avg)
Also known as: 1-undecanecarboxylic acid · C12 fatty acid · C12:0 · Coconut oil fatty acids · Dodecanoic acid
Code names: FEMA No. 2614 · L4250_SIGMA · L556_ALDRICH · NSC-5026 · Prifrac 2920 · Univol U-314 · Wecoline 1295

Resolves to

Compound

UNII1160N9NU9UCAS143-07-7ChEMBLCHEMBL108766ChEBI30805PubChem3893KEGGC02679

Clinical / RWD

RxNorm1363435

Structure

InChIKeyPOULHZVOKOAJMA-UHFFFAOYSA-NSMILESCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O

Targets

O00206TLR4P02788LTFP14555PLA2G2AQ82122Genome polyproteinP23008Genome polyproteinP04936Genome polyproteinP41235HNF4AP98155VLDLR+13 more

What you can answer from here — as of September 23, 2026

21Protein targetsEach mapped to UniProt, with action and pharmacological action

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26+ReferencesStructured and connected to the statements they support

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