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Oleic acid

technical grade, 90%

Synonym(s):

cis-9-Octadecenoic acid, Elainic acid

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)7CH=CH(CH2)7COOH
CAS Number:
112-80-1
Molecular Weight:
282.46
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
24862437
EC Number:
204-007-1
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1726542
MDL number:
MFCD00064242
Assay:
90%
Form:
liquid, semisolid, waxy solid
Grade:
technical grade
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biological source

plant

grade

technical grade

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 176 °C)

assay

90%

form

liquid, semisolid, waxy solid

refractive index

n20/D 1.459 (lit.)

bp

194-195 °C/1.2 mmHg (lit.)

mp

13-14 °C (lit.)

solubility

alcohol: soluble, benzene: soluble, chloroform: soluble, diethyl ether: soluble, water: insoluble

density

0.887 g/mL at 25 °C, 0.89 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

microbiology

functional group

oleic acid

lipid type

unsaturated FAs

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CCCCCCCC\C=C/CCCCCCCC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C18H34O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20/h9-10H,2-8,11-17H2,1H3,(H,19,20)/b10-9-

InChI key

ZQPPMHVWECSIRJ-KTKRTIGZSA-N

Gene Information

human ... SOAT1(6646), SOAT2(8435)

Application

Oleic acid has been used as a test reagent for studying its impact on the secretion of apoB from HepG2 cells. It has also been used to study the necrophoric response of the southern harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex badius to oleic acid.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Oleic acid is a colourless, odourless fatty acid that blocks the glucose production and food intake when administered intracerebroventricularly.

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Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

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MKCQ8030
MKCQ1612
MKCP9389
MKCP9388
MKCP1506

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C R Pullinger et al.
Journal of lipid research, 30(7), 1065-1077 (1989-07-01)
The objective of this study was to establish conditions whereby apoB secreted from HepG2 cells could be regulated over a wide range, and to determine whether changes of output were correlated with the level of apoB mRNA. The presence of
D M Gordon
Journal of chemical ecology, 9(1), 105-111 (1983-01-01)
The response of the southern harvester ant,Pogonomyrmex badius, to oleic acid was found to depend on social context. Social context was specified as the number of ants engaging in each of five categories of behavior. When a large percentage of
Katarzyna Adamala et al.
Nature protocols, 10(6), 927-938 (2015-05-29)
The liposome dialyzer is a small-volume equilibrium dialysis device, built from commercially available materials, that is designed for the rapid exchange of small volumes of an extraliposomal reagent pool against a liposome preparation. The dialyzer is prepared by modification of
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Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
364525-1L04061838253484
364525-25ML04061838253491
364525-4L04061838253507