Hexacosanoic acid

• Description:

  Hexacosanoic acid is a very long-chain fatty acid. Abnormally elevated levels of Hexacosanoic acid are closely associated with various diseases, such as X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, adrenomyeloneuropathy, atherosclerosis, and dementia[1][2][3].

• UNSPSC:

  12352211

• Hazard Statement:

  H302, H315, H319, H335

• Target:

  Endogenous Metabolite

• Type:

  Natural Products

• Related Pathways:

  Metabolic Enzyme/Protease

• Applications:

  COVID-19-immunoregulation

• Field of Research:

  Neurological Disease; Cardiovascular Disease

• Assay Protocol:

  https://www.medchemexpress.com/Hexacosanoic_acid.html

• Purity:

  98.15

• Solubility:

  THF : 5.56 mg/mL (ultrasonic)

• Smiles:

  CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O

• Molecular Formula:

  C26H52O2

• Molecular Weight:

  396.69

• Precautions:

  H302, H315, H319, H335

• References & Citations:

  [1]Yamamoto Y, et al. Chemical Synthesis of a Very Long-Chain Fatty Acid, Hexacosanoic Acid (C26:0), and the Ceramide Containing Hexacosanoic Acid.|[2]Zarrouk A, et al. Fatty acid profiles in demented patients: identification of hexacosanoic acid (C26:0) as a blood lipid biomarker of dementia. J Alzheimers Dis. 2015;44 (4) :1349-59. |[3]Marchetti D P, et al. Increased levels of hexacosanoic acid in the brain of Wistar rats: a behavioral study. Clinical and biomedical research. Porto Alegre. Vol. 40, n. 3 (2020), p. 161-166, 2020.

• Shipping Conditions:

  Room Temperature

• Storage Conditions:

  -20°C, 3 years; 4°C, 2 years (Powder)

• Scientific Category:

  Natural Products

• Clinical Information:

  No Development Reported

• Isoform:

  Human Endogenous Metabolite

• CAS Number:

  [506-46-7]