Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Petroselinic acid is a fatty acid that occurs naturally in several animal and vegetable fats and oils. It is an white powder and commercially available. In chemical terms petroselinic acid is classified as a monounsaturated omega-12 fatty acid abbreviated with a lipid number of 18:1 cis-6. It has the formula CH3(CH2)10CH=CH(CH2)4COOH. The term petroselinic means related to or derived from oil of Petroselinum parsley. Petroselinic acid is an positional isomer of oleic acid.
