lauric acid
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Product name: lauric acid
CAS:143-07-7
Molecular formula:C12H24O2
Molecular weight:200.32
Description:Lauric
acid (systematically: dodecanoic acid), the saturated fatty acid with a
12-carbon atom chain, thus falling into the medium chain fatty acids, is a
white, powdery solid with a faint odor of bay oil or soap.
Lauric acid, as a
component of triglycerides, comprises about half of the fatty acid content in
coconut oil, laurel oil, and in palm kernel oil (not to be confused with palm
oil), Otherwise it is relatively uncommon. It is also found in human breast
milk (6.2% of total fat), cow's milk (2.9%), and goat's milk (3.1%).