Hexadecanal

Hexadecanal

• CAS Number: 629-80-1
• UNSPSC Description: Hexadecanal (Palmitaldehyde) , a volatile long-chain aliphatic aldehyde, is emitted from human feces, skin, and breath. The receptor for hexadecanal(OR37B) is highly conserved across mammals. Hexadecanal may exert its effects by modulating functional connectivity between the brain substrates of social appraisal and the brain substrates of aggressive execution. Also, Hexadecanal is confirmed to be highly deterrent to the ant Lasius niger. Hexadecanal is promising for the research of startle responses and aggression[1][2][3]
• Target Antigen: Endogenous Metabolite
• Type: Natural Products
• Related Pathways: Metabolic Enzyme/Protease
• Applications: Neuroscience-Neuromodulation
• Field of Research: Metabolic Disease
• Assay Protocol: https://www.medchemexpress.com/hexadecanal.html
• Purity: 98.87
• Solubility: DMSO : 2.5 mg/mL (ultrasonic;warming;heat to 60°C)
• Smiles: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC=O
• Molecular Weight: 240.42
• References & Citations: [1]Gilbertson JR, et al. Isolation and analysis of free fatty aldehydes from rat, dog, and bovine heart muscle. J Lipid Res. 1967 Jan;8(1):38-45.|[2]Mishor E, et al. Sniffing the human body volatile hexadecanal blocks aggression in men but triggers aggression in women[J]. Sci Adv. 2021 Nov 19;7(47):eabg1530. |[3]Jaffuel G, et al. Potent Ant Deterrents Emitted from Nematode-Infected Insect Cadavers[J]. J Chem Ecol. 2022 Jan;48(1):71-78.
• Shipping Conditions: Blue Ice
• Storage Conditions: -20°C (Powder, protect from light, stored under nitrogen)
• Clinical Information: No Development Reported