A 24-carbon saturated fatty acid
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Lignoceric Acid

Item No. 13353

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Technical Information
Formal Name
tetracosanoic acid
CAS Number
557-59-5
Synonyms
  • C24:0
  • FA 24:0
Molecular Formula
C24H48O2
Formula Weight
368.6
Purity
≥98%
Formulation (Request formulation change)
A crystalline solid
Solubility(Learn about Variance in Solubility)
Chloroform: 2 mg/mlTHF: 5 mg/ml
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
InChi Code
InChI=1S/C24H48O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24(25)26/h2-23H2,1H3,(H,25,26)
InChi Key
QZZGJDVWLFXDLK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Side Chain Carbon Sum
24:0
Shipping & Storage Information
Storage
-20°C
Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere
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    Product Description

    Lignoceric acid is a 24-carbon saturated (24:0) fatty acid. In mammals, it is synthesized during brain development and is found in cerebrosides.1 The deficient peroxisomal oxidation of very-long-chain fatty acids, including lignoceric acid, contributes to certain syndromes, including Zellweger cerebro-hepato-renal syndrome and X chromosome-linked adrenoleukodystrophy.2 Lignoceric acid is also a by-product of lignin production.

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    Product Description References

    1. Bourre, J.M., Paturneau-Jouas, M.Y., Daudu, O.L., et al. Lignoceric acid biosynthesis in the developing brain. Activities of mitochondrial acetyl-CoA-dependent synthesis and microsomal malonyl-CoA chain-elongating system in relation to myelination. Eur. J. Biochem. 72(1), 41-47 (1977).

    2. Singh, I., Moser, A.E., Goldfischer, S., et al. Lignoceric acid is oxidized in the peroxisome: Implications for the Zellweger cerebro-hepato-renal syndrome and adrenoleukodystrophy. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 81(13), 4203-4207 (1984).