Oleic Acid

DB04224ApprovedVet approvedSmall molecule

Oleic Acid is a naturally occurring fatty acid with antibacterial properties added to a variety of drug products. An unsaturated fatty acid that is the most widely distributed and abundant fatty acid in nature.

Chemical structure of Oleic Acid
Formula / weight
C18H34O2 · 282.4614 g/mol (avg)
First approval
Canada, 1987

Resolves to

Compound
UNII4837010H8CCAS112-80-1ChEMBLCHEMBL460657ChEBI27997PubChem637517KEGGD02315
Clinical / RWD
RxNorm7631
Structure
InChIKeyZQPPMHVWECSIRJ-MDZDMXLPSA-NSMILESCCCCCCCC\C=C\CCCCCCCC(O)=O
Targets
P07148FABP1P15090FABP4Q07869PPARAQ03181PPARDP19793RXRAP37231PPARGP02689PMP2

What you can answer from here — as of September 12, 2026

7Protein targetsEach mapped to UniProt, with action and pharmacological action
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5Clinical trialsPhase, status and sponsor resolved per trial
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