Tricosylic acid
# Tricosylic acid

Tricosylic acid, or tricosanoic acid, is a 23-carbon long-chain saturated fatty acid with the chemical formula $CH_3(CH_2)_{21}COOH.$

## Natural occurrence

Tricosylic acid occurs naturally in the leaves of Cecropia adenopus and in fennel. It also occurs in small quantities in the lipids of various other plants.

