Accession Number: pdtdbl00031

Details of the Ligand

Ligand Name : Lauric acid
Systematic Names : Lauric acid; Dodecanoic acid; n-Dodecanoic acid; Dodecylic acid; Vulvic acid; Laurostearic acid
Molecular Formula : C12H24O2
Molecular Weight : g/mol
IUPAC Name : dodecanoic acid
Canonical SMILES : CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
Ligand Description :

Lauric acid is a saturated fat. It is found in many vegetable fats, particularly in coconut and palm kernel oils. People use it as medicine.

Lauric acid is used for treating viral infections including influenza (the flu); swine flu; avian flu; the common cold; fever blisters, cold sores, and genital herpes caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV); genital warts caused by human papillomavirus (HPV); and HIV/AIDS. It is also used for preventing the transmission of HIV from mothers to children.

Other uses for lauric acid include treatment of bronchitis, gonorrhea, yeast infections, chlamydia, intestinal infections caused by a parasite called Giardia lamblia, and ringworm.

In foods, lauric acid is used as a vegetable shortening.

In manufacturing, lauric acid is used to make soap and shampoo.
Related Plants :
Guava, Jamun
Ligand Related Dockings :
NA
Ligand References :
  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauric_acid
  2. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3893
  3. http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-1138-lauric%20acid.aspx?activeingredientid=1138&activeingredientname=lauric%20acid
  4. http://chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/name/lauric%20acid
Lauric acid

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