Traumatic acid is a product of the hydroperoxide lyase pathway in plants. It is a wound healing agent that stimulates cell division near a wound site to form a protective callus.1
1
Vick, B.A. Oxygenated fatty acids of the lipoxygenase pathway. 167-191(1993).
Synonyms
trans-2-Dodecenedioic Acid
Formal Name
2E-dodecenedioic acid
CAS Number
6402-36-4
Molecular Formula
C12H20O4
Formula Weight
228.3
Formulation
A crystalline solid
Purity
>98%
Stability
1 year
Storage
-20°C
Shipping
Wet ice
in continental US; may vary elsewhere
SMILES
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OC(=O)CCCCCCCC/C=C\C(=O)O
Background Reading
Vick, B.A. Oxygenated fatty acids of the lipoxygenase pathway. 167-191(1993).
Traumatic Acid is available in the following screening
libraries: