Everything about Oleic Acid totally explained
Oleic acid is a
monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid found in various animal and vegetable sources. It has the formula C
18H
34O
2 (or CH
3(CH
2)
7CH=CH(CH
2)
7COOH). The saturated form of this acid is
stearic acid.
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Occurrence
Oleic acid makes up 55-80% of
olive oil, though there may be only 0.5-2.5% or so as actual free acid, and 15-20% of
grape seed oil and
sea buckthorn oil. The Brazilian palmberry,
açaí, contains one of the highest contents known for oleic acid in the pulp of a fruit (56%).
Oleic acid is emitted by the decaying corpses of a number of insects, including bees and
Pogonomyrmex ants and triggers the instincts of living workers to remove the dead bodies from the hive. If a live bee or ant is daubed with oleic acid, it's dragged off as if it were dead.
Chemistry
Reduction of oleic acid at the
carboxyl end yields
oleyl alcohol.
Salts of oleic acid are called oleates.
Further Information
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