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Docosanoic acid

Cayman Chemical Item Number 9000338

DCA; Behenic Acid; NSC 32364; C22:0 (CAS 112-85-6)

Docosanoic acid (CAS 112-85-6)

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Description

Docosanoic acid is a long-chain saturated fatty acid that exists naturally as a triglyceride in canola, peanut, and marine animal oils as well as animal milk fats and peanut skins. Commercially, docosanoic acid is regularly used to give hair conditioners and moisturizers their smoothing properties. As a dietary oil, docosanoic acid has poor bioavailability in humans, yet compared with oleic acid, docosanoic acid significantly raises serum total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations.1

1 Cater, N.B., and Denke, M.A. Behenic acid is a cholesterol-raising saturated fatty acid in humans. Am J Clin Nutr 73 41-44 (2001).

Synonyms
  • DCA
  • Behenic Acid
  • NSC 32364
  • C22:0
Formal Name docosanoic acid
CAS Number 112-85-6
Molecular Formula C22H44O2
Formula Weight 340.6
Formulation A crystalline solid
Purity ≥98%
Stability 2 years
Storage -20°C
Shipping Wet ice in continental US; may vary elsewhere
SMILES
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CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)​O

Background Reading

Cater, N.B., and Denke, M.A. Behenic acid is a cholesterol-raising saturated fatty acid in humans. Am J Clin Nutr 73 41-44 (2001).
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