Compound

dodecanal

A long-chain fatty aldehyde that is dodecane in which two hydrogens attached to a terminal carbon are replaced by an oxo group.

Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:27836), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.

CHEBI:27836ChEBI

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Structure

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A generated conformer of dodecanal — one low-energy arrangement PubChem computed, not a measured structure. Hydrogens are not drawn; the formula counts them.

Class: Organic compound
Formula: C12H24O
Mass: 184.323 g/mol
Charge: 0
InChIKey: HFJRKMMYBMWEAD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES: [H]C(=O)CCCCCCCCCCC
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Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.

What it touches on the way

Mechanistic reach

1 entity

1 entities reached.

0 reported hops1 assembled from the scaffold

ALDH3A2ProteinUNIPROT:P51648metabolized byInferred only14 paths14 endpoints

What the reference databases state

Statements

9 statements

9 statements · 2 reference databases · Subject: dodecanal · Sources: Human-GEM, Rhea

Order

dodecanal is converted to dodecanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:44168Inferred only
dodecanal is converted to dodecanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:59004Inferred only
dodecanal is converted to dodecanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:60724Inferred only
dodecanoate is converted to dodecanalCompoundHuman-GEM MAR20055Inferred only
dodecanoate is converted to dodecanalCompoundHuman-GEM MAR20056Inferred only
dodecanoate is converted to dodecanalCompoundRhea RHEA:44168Inferred only
dodecanoate is converted to dodecanalCompoundRhea RHEA:59004Inferred only
dodecanoate is converted to dodecanalCompoundRhea RHEA:60724Inferred only
dodecanal is metabolised by ALDH3A2ProteinRhea RHEA:44168Inferred only

Reactions

9 reactions

2proton+dodecanoate+NADH(2-)water+NAD(+)+dodecanal
Catalysed by ALDH3A2
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 1.2.1.3, 1.2.1.48, 1.2.1.5endoplasmic reticulum
Human-GEM MAR20055CC BY 4.0Reference data
2proton+dodecanoate+NADH(2-)water+NAD(+)+dodecanal
Catalysed by ALDH3A2
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 1.2.1.3, 1.2.1.48, 1.2.1.5cytosol
Human-GEM MAR20056CC BY 4.0Reference data
dodecanoate+NADH(2-)+2hydrondodecanal+NAD(1-)+water
Catalysed by ALDH3A2
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:44168CC BY 4.0Reference data
dodecanal+NADP(3-)CHEBI:133741+NADPH(4-)+hydron
Catalysed by PTGR1
Reaction pageRight to leftBalanced
Rhea RHEA:50784CC BY 4.0Reference data
dodecanal+dioxygen+waterdodecanoate+hydrogen peroxide+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:59004CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:28878+NADP(3-)dodecanal+NADPH(4-)+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:59448CC BY 4.0Reference data
dodecanal+NADP(3-)+waterdodecanoate+NADPH(4-)+2hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:60724CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:23872+2-oxoglutarate(2-)+dioxygendodecanal+sulfate+succinate(2-)+carbon dioxide+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:65748CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:28878+dioxygendodecanal+hydrogen peroxide
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:69484CC BY 4.0Reference data

Other names

11 names

Resolves to: dodecanal

Also called: dodecanaldehydedodecyl aldehydeFAL 12:0lauric aldehydelauryl aldehydeLaurylaldehyden-dodecanaln-dodecyl aldehyden-dodecylic aldehyden-lauraldehyde
Systematic name: lauraldehyde