Elaidic acid
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| IUPAC name | (E)-octadec-9-enoic acid |
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| SMILES | CCCCCCCCC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)O |
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| Molecular formula | C18H34O2 |
| Molar mass | 282.46136 |
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Elaidic acid is the major trans fat found in hydrogenated vegetable oils and occurs in small amounts in caprine and bovine milk (very roughly 0.1 % of the fatty acids)[1]. It is the trans isomer of oleic acid.
Elaidic acid increases CETP activity, which in turn raises VLDL and lowers HDL cholesterol.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Alonso L, Fontecha J, Lozada L, Fraga MJ, Juárez M (1999). "Fatty acid composition of caprine milk: major, branched-chain, and trans fatty acids". J. Dairy Sci. 82 (5): 878–84. PMID 10342226.
- ^ Abbey M, Nestel PJ (1994). "Plasma cholesteryl ester transfer protein activity is increased when trans-elaidic acid is substituted for cis-oleic acid in the diet". Atherosclerosis 106 (1): 99–107. PMID 8018112.
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