Nervonic acid[1]
IUPAC name	(Z)-Tetracos-15-enoic acid
Other names	cis-15-Tetracosenoic acid 24:1 cis, delta 9 or 24:1 omega 9
Identifiers
CAS number	[506-37-6]
PubChem	5281120
SMILES	CCCCCCCC\C=C/CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
Properties
Molecular formula	C24H46O2
Molar mass	366.62 g/mol
Melting point	42-43 °C
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox references

Nervonic acid is a monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid. Nervonic acid has been identified as important in the biosynthesis of nerve cell myelin.^[2] It is found in the sphingolipids of white matter in human brain.

Nervonic acid is used in the treatment of disorders involving demyelination, such as adrenoleukodystrophy and multiple sclerosis where there is a decreased level of nervonic acid in sphingolipids.^[3]

Notes

Additional references

• Appelqvist (1976) Lipids in Cruciferae. In: Vaughan JG, Macleod AJ (Eds), The biology and the Chemistry of Cruciferae. Academic Press, London, UK, pp. 221-277.
• Sargent JR, Coupland K, Wilson R (1994). Nervonic Acid and Demyelinating Disease. Medical Hypothesese 42, pp. 237-242.

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