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Linoleic Acid (peroxide free)

Cayman Chemical Item Number 90150.1

Telfairic Acid (CAS 60-33-3)

Linoleic Acid (peroxide free) (CAS 60-33-3)

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Description

Linoleic acid is a PUFA prevalent in the western diet. The peroxide free linoleic acid is protected from autoxidation by the antioxidant BHT (2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxytoluene). Linoleic acid is also available without BHT (Item No. 90150).

Synonyms	Telfairic Acid
Formal Name	9Z,12Z-octadecadienoic acid
CAS Number	60-33-3
Molecular Formula	C₁₈H₃₂O₂
Formula Weight	280.5
Formulation	A solution in ethanol containing 0.1% BHT
Purity	≥98%
Stability	1 year
Storage	-20°C
Shipping	Wet ice in continental US; may vary elsewhere
SMILES	Copy SMILES to clipboard CCCCC\C=C/C\C=C/CCCCCCCC(O)=O

Background Reading

Srivastava, K.C., and Awasthi, K.K. A comparative study on the effect of cis (oleic, linoleic) and trans (elaidic, linoelaidic) fatty acids on the in vitro prostaglandin biosynthesis in human blood platelets from (1-¹⁴C) arachidonic acid. Prostaglandins Leukot Med 9 669-684 (1982).

Oliver, M.F. Linoleic acid, antioxidants, and coronary heart disease. Biochem Soc Trans 18 1049-1051 (1990).

Hashimoto, A., Katagiri, M., Torii, S., et al. Effect of the dietary α-linolenate/linoleate balance on leukotriene production and histamine release in rats. Prostaglandins 36 3-15 (1988).

Rose, D.P., Connolly, J.M., and Liu, X. Effects of linoleic acid on the growth and metastasis of two human breast cancer cell lines in nude mice and the inverse capacity of these cell lines in vitro. Cancer Res 54 6557-6562 (1994).

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Linoleic Acid (peroxide free) is available in the following screening library:

Bio-active Lipid I Screening Library (96-Well)

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