Lignoceric acid, or tetracosanoic acid, is the saturated fatty acid with formula C₂₃H₄₇COOH. It is found in wood tar, various cerebroside

Cerebroside

Cerebrosides is the common name for a group of glycosphingolipids called monoglycosylceramides which are important components in animal muscle and nerve cell membranes.They consist of a ceramide with a single sugar residue at the 1-hydroxyl moiety...

s, and in small amounts in most natural fat

Fat

Fats consist of a wide group of compounds that are generally soluble in organic solvents and generally insoluble in water. Chemically, fats are triglycerides, triesters of glycerol and any of several fatty acids. Fats may be either solid or liquid at room temperature, depending on their structure...

s. The fatty acids of peanut oil

Peanut oil

Peanut oil is an organic material oil derived from peanuts, noted to have the aroma and taste of its parent legume....

 contain small amounts of lignoceric acid (1.1%–2.2%). This fatty acid is also a byproduct of lignin

Lignin

Lignin or lignen is a complex chemical compound most commonly derived from wood, and an integral part of the secondary cell walls of plants and some algae. The term was introduced in 1819 by de Candolle and is derived from the Latin word lignum, meaning wood...

 production.

Reduction of lignoceric acid yields lignoceryl alcohol.