Tuberculostearic acid

Tuberculostearic acid
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 10-Methyloctadecanoic acid
	Other names 10-Methylstearic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	542-47-2 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:68565;
ChemSpider	58549 ;
PubChem CID	65037;
UNII	C2LR962W58 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID50862155 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C19H38O2/c1-3-4-5-6-9-12-15-18(2)16-13-10-7-8-11-14-17-19(20)21/h18H,3-17H2,1-2H3,(H,20,21) Key: BEOUGZFCUMNGOU-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C19H38O2/c1-3-4-5-6-9-12-15-18(2)16-13-10-7-8-11-14-17-19(20)21/h18H,3-17H2,1-2H3,(H,20,21) Key: BEOUGZFCUMNGOU-UHFFFAOYAL;
	SMILES O=C(O)CCCCCCCCC(C)CCCCCCCC;
Properties
Chemical formula	C19H38O2
Molar mass	298.50 g/mol
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Tuberculostearic acid is a saturated fatty acid produced by Actinomycetales bacteria.^[1] The name 'Tuberculostearic acid' was coined because it was first isolated in 1927 from the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

References

^ G.L. Frencha; C.Y. Chana; S.W. Cheunga; R. Teohb; M.J. Humphriesc; G. O'Mahony (18 July 1987). "Diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis by detection of tuberculostearic acid in cerebrospinal fluid". The Lancet. 330 (8551): 117–119. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(87)92328-2. PMID 2885596. S2CID 9227654.