title: Thapsic acid
text: # Thapsic acid
  
  Thapsic acid (hexadecanedioic acid) is a naturally occurring dicarboxylic acid with the formula $C_{16}H_{30}O_4.$ The name is derived from Thapsia, the Latin name for a Mediterranean perennial whose roots contain thapsic acid.
  
  It has a role as a human metabolite. It is the conjugate acid of hexadecanedioate.
  
  