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Preferred IUPAC name
(9Z,11E)-Octadeca-9,11-dienoic acid | |
Other names
Bovinic acid; C9-T11 acid
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Properties | |
C18H32O2 | |
Molar mass | 280.452 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Rumenic acid, also known as bovinic acid, is a conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) found in the fat of ruminants and in dairy products. It is an omega-7 trans fatty acid. Its lipid shorthand name is cis-9, trans-11 18:2 acid. The name was proposed by Kramer et al. in 1998.[1] It can be considered as the principal dietary form, accounting for as much as 85-90% of the total CLA content in dairy products.[2]