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
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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. Lipids29707-714(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
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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. Lipids151023-1028(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 Biol36333-340(1984).
Moore, C.E., and Dhopeshwarkar, G.A. Positional specificity of trans fatty acids in fetal lecithin. Lipids16479-484(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 Med9669-684(1982).