Stearic acid

DB03193ApprovedSmall molecule

Stearic acid is an ingredient found in topical products as a skin protectant. Stearic acid (IUPAC systematic name: octadecanoic acid) is one of the useful types of saturated fatty acids that comes from many animal and vegetable fats and oils.

Chemical structure of Stearic acid
Formula / weight
C18H36O2 · 284.4772 g/mol (avg)
First approval
Canada, 1960
Also known as
C18:0 · n-octadecanoic acid · Octadecanoic acid · Octadecoic acid
Code names
Caswell No. 801D · FEMA No. 3035 · NSC-25956 · NSC-261168

Resolves to

Compound
UNII4ELV7Z65APCAS57-11-4ChEMBLCHEMBL46403ChEBI28842PubChem5281KEGGD00119
Clinical / RWD
RxNorm1310551
Structure
InChIKeyQIQXTHQIDYTFRH-UHFFFAOYSA-NSMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O
Targets
Q07869PPARAQ9UNK4PLA2G2D

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2Protein targetsEach mapped to UniProt, with action and pharmacological action
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31Marketed productsAcross 2 countries and 12 labellers
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