A hydroxy fatty acid methyl ester
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2-hydroxy Docosanoic Acid methyl ester

Item No. 24596

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Technical Information
Formal Name
2-hydroxy-docosanoic acid, methyl ester
CAS Number
13980-17-1
Synonyms
  • α-hydroxy Behenic Acid methyl ester
  • 2-hydroxy DCA methyl ester
  • α-hydroxy Docosanoic Acid methyl ester
  • Methyl 2-hydroxydocosanoate
  • SFE 23:0;O
  • SFE 24:0;O
Molecular Formula
C23H46O3
Formula Weight
370.6
Purity
≥98%
Formulation (Request formulation change)
A solid
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)C(OC)=O
InChi Code
InChI=1S/C23H46O3/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22(24)23(25)26-2/h22,24H,3-21H2,1-2H3
InChi Key
KUHHQOLYDNMSJW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Shipping & Storage Information
Storage
-20°C
Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere
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    Product Description

    2-hydroxy Docosanoic acid methyl ester is a hydroxylated fatty acid methyl ester that has been found in ripe and unripe strawberry homogenates, Pseudosuberites and S. massa sea sponges, sediment samples from the Harney River, and C. frondosa and D. cinerea extracts.1,2,3,4,5 [Matreya, LLC. Catalog No. 1712]

    WARNING This product is not for human or veterinary use.

    References & Product Citations
    Product Description References

    1. Gorst-Allman, C.P., and Spiteller, G. Investigation of lipoxygenase-like activity in strawberry homogenates. Z. Lebensm. Unters. Forsch. 187(4), 330-333 (1988).

    2. Barnathan, G., Kornprobst, J.-M., Doumenq, P., et al. Sponge fatty acids, 5. Characterization of complete series of 2-hydroxy long-chain fatty acids in phospholipids of two Senegalese marine sponges from the family suberitidae: Pseudosuberites sp. and Suberites massa. J. Nat. Prod. 56(12), 2104-2113 (2004).

    3. Jaffé, R., Rushdi, A.I., Medeiros, P.M., et al. Natural product biomarkers as indicators of sources and transport of sedimentary organic matter in a subtropical river. Chemosphere 64(11), 1870-1884 (2006).

    4. Ming-Ping, L., Jun-Jie, S., JIan, J., et al. Three cerebrosides from the sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa. Chin. J. Nat. Med. 10(2), 105-109 (2012).

    5. Abou Zeid, A.H., Hifnawy, M.S., Mohammed, R.S., et al. Lipoidal contents, analgesic and antipyretic activities of the aerial parts of Dichrostachys cinerea L. J. Herbs Spices Med. Plants 21:2, 118-128 (2014).