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

Item No. 24599

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Technical Information
Formal Name
2-hydroxy-tetracosanoic acid, methyl ester
CAS Number
2433-95-6
Synonyms
  • SFE 25:0;O
  • methyl 2-hydroxy Tetracosanoate
Molecular Formula
C25H50O3
Formula Weight
398.7
Purity
≥98%
Formulation (Request formulation change)
A solid
Solubility(Learn about Variance in Solubility)
Chloroform: SolubleEther: Soluble
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)C(OC)=O
InChi Code
InChI=1S/C25H50O3/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24(26)25(27)28-2/h24,26H,3-23H2,1-2H3
InChi Key
MSVLAXSCPVNLFM-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 Lignoceric 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 Lake Kivu, and the aerial parts of E. helioscopia.1,2,3,4,5 [Matreya, LLC. Catalog No. 1716]

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    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. Al-Mutlaq, K., Standley, L.J., and Simoneit, B.R. Composition and sources of extractable organic matter from a sediment core in Lake Kivu, East African rift valley. Appl. Geochem. 23(5), 1023-1040 (2008).

    5. Cateni, F., Zilic, J., Altieri, T., et al. Lipid metabolites with free-radical scavenging activity from Euphorbia helioscopia L. Chem. Phys. Lipids 181, 90-98 (2014).