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Linoelaidic Acid

Cayman Chemical Item Number 90160

(CAS 506-21-8)

Linoelaidic Acid (CAS 506-21-8)

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Description

Linoelaidic acid is the all-trans fatty acid homolog of linoleic acid. Trans-fatty acids are generally not detected in raw food oils, but constitute up to 25% of the unsaturated fat in partially hydrogenated oils.¹

1 Ratnayake, W.M.N., Chen, Z.Y., Pelletier, G., et al. Occurrence of 5c,8c,11c,15t-eicosatetraenoic acid and other unusual polyunsaturated fatty acids in rats fed partially hydrogenated canola oil. Lipids 29 707-714 (1994).

Formal Name	9E,12E-octadecadienoic acid
CAS Number	506-21-8
Molecular Formula	C₁₈H₃₂O₂
Formula Weight	280.5
Formulation	A solution in ethanol
Purity	>98%
Stability	2 years
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

Moore, C.E., and Dhopeshwarkar, G.A. Placental transport of trans fatty acids in the rat. Lipids 15 1023-1028 (1980).

Naccache, P.H., Moiski, T.F.P., Volpi, M., et al. Modulation of rabbit neutrophil aggregation and degranulation by free fatty acids. J Leukoc Biol 36 333-340 (1984).

Moore, C.E., and Dhopeshwarkar, G.A. Positional specificity of trans fatty acids in fetal lecithin. Lipids 16 479-484 (1981).

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).

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