A saturated fatty acid
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Phytomonic Acid

Item No. 10012556

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Technical Information
Formal Name
2-hexyl-cyclopropanedecanoic acid
CAS Number
503-06-0
Synonyms
  • FA 19:1
  • Lactobacillic Acid
Molecular Formula
C19H36O2
Formula Weight
296.5
Purity
≥98%
Formulation (Request formulation change)
A solid
Solubility(Learn about Variance in Solubility)
DMF: 20 mg/mlDMSO: 20 mg/mlEthanol: 35 mg/mlEthanol:PBS 1:1: 0.5 mg/mlWater: 0.5 mg/ml
SMILES
CCCCCCC1CC1CCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
InChi Code
InChI=1S/C19H36O2/c1-2-3-4-10-13-17-16-18(17)14-11-8-6-5-7-9-12-15-19(20)21/h17-18H,2-16H2,1H3,(H,20,21)
InChi Key
IJKRDVKGCQRKBI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Side Chain Carbon Sum
19:0
Shipping & Storage Information
Storage
-20°C
Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere
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    Product Description

    Phytomonic acid is a saturated fatty acid found mainly in a gram-negative bacteria, L. arabinosus,1 but also in protozoa and in the seed oil of B. coccineus (Connaraceae).2 Its cyclopropane ring structure has some properties of a double bond, and it may serve to regulate cell membrane fluidity.3

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    References & Product Citations
    Product Description References

    1. Hofmann, K., and Tausig, F. On the identity of phytomonic and lactobacillic acids. A reinvestigation of the fatty acid spectrum of agrobacterium (phytomonas) tumefaciens. The Journal of Biological Chemisty 425-432 (1954).

    2. Spencer, G.F., Payne-Wahl, K., Plattner, R.D., et al. Lactobacillic and methyl-branched olefinic acids in Byrsocarpus coccineus seed oil. Lipids 14(1), 72-74 (1978).

    3. Teixeira, H., Gonçalves, M.G., Rozès, N., et al. Lactobacillic acid accumulation in the plasma membrane of Oenococcus oeni: A response to ethanol stress? Microb. Ecol. 43(1), 146-153 (2002).