16-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid

• Description :

  16-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid (Juniperic acid) is one of the main monomers of cutin in Vicia faba flower petals. 16-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid can be used as an internal standard for the measurement of hydroxy and hydroperoxy fatty acids in plasma[1][2].

• Product Name Alternative :

  Juniperic acid

• UNSPSC :

  12352211

• Hazard Statement :

  H302, H315, H319, H335

• Target :

  Others

• Type :

  Natural Products

• Related Pathways :

  Others

• Applications :

  Metabolism-sugar/lipid metabolism

• Field of Research :

  Metabolic Disease

• Assay Protocol :

  https://www.medchemexpress.com/16-hydroxyhexadecanoic-acid.html

• Concentration :

  10mM

• Purity :

  98.0

• Solubility :

  DMSO : 100 mg/mL (ultrasonic)

• Smiles :

  O=C(O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO

• Molecular Formula :

  C16H32O3

• Molecular Weight :

  272.42

• Precautions :

  H302, H315, H319, H335

• References & Citations :

  [1]Akasaka K, et al. Measurement of Hydroxy and Hydroperoxy Fatty Acids by a High Pressure Liquid Chromatography with a Column-switching System. Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry, 1993, 57 (12) : 2016-2019.|[2]Kolattukudy PE, et al. Structure and Biosynthesis of Cuticular Lipids: Hydroxylation of Palmitic Acid and Decarboxylation of C (28), C (30), and C (32) Acids in Vicia faba Flowers. Plant Physiol. 1974 Nov;54 (5) :670-7.

• Shipping Conditions :

  Room Temperature

• Storage Conditions :

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

• Scientific Category :

  Natural Products

• Clinical Information :

  Phase 2

• CAS Number :

  [506-13-8]