A methylated fatty acid
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15-methyl Palmitic Acid

Item No. 24814

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Technical Information
Formal Name
15-methyl-hexadecanoic acid
CAS Number
1603-03-8
Synonyms
  • FA 17:0
Molecular Formula
C17H34O2
Formula Weight
270.5
Purity
≥98%
Formulation (Request formulation change)
A solid
Solubility(Learn about Variance in Solubility)
Chloroform: SolubleEthanol: SolubleEther: Soluble
SMILES
CC(C)CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O
InChi Code
InChI=1S/C17H34O2/c1-16(2)14-12-10-8-6-4-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17(18)19/h16H,3-15H2,1-2H3,(H,18,19)
InChi Key
IIUXHTGBZYEGHI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Shipping & Storage Information
Storage
-20°C
Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere
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    Product Description

    15-methyl Palmitic acid is a methylated fatty acid that has been found in bacteria, bovine milk fat, one-humped camel (C. dromedarius) meat and fat, and in rabbit perirenal lipids.1,2,3,4 It is also found in human breast milk and levels are decreased in mature breast milk compared to colostrum.5 [Matreya, LLC. Catalog No. 1606]

    WARNING This product is not for human or veterinary use.

    References & Product Citations
    Product Description References

    1. Nickels, J.D., Chatterjee, S., Mostofian, B., et al. Bacillus subtilis lipid extract, a branched-chain fatty acid model membrane. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 8(17), 4214-4217 (2017).

    2. Henke, A., Westreicher-Kristen, E., Molkentin, J., et al. Effect of dietary quebracho tannin extract on milk fatty acid composition in cows. J. Dairy Sci. 100(8), 6229-6238 (2017).

    3. Rawdah, T.N., El-Faer, M.Z., and Koreish, S.A. Fatty acid composition of the meat and fat of the one-humped camel Camelus dromedarius. Meat Sci. 37(1), 149-155 (1994).

    4. López-Bote, C., Rey, A., Isabel, B., et al. Dietary fat reduces odd‐numbered and branched‐chain fatty acids in depot lipids of rabbits. J. Sci. Food Agric. 73(4), 517-524 (1999).

    5. Jie, L., Qui, C., Sun, J., et al. The impact of lactation and gestational age on the composition of branched-chain fatty acids in human breast milk. Food Funct. 9(3), 1747-1754 (2018).

    Product Citations

    Le, H.H., Lee, M.-T., Besler, K.R., et al. Host hepatic metabolism is modulated by gut microbiota-derived sphingolipids. Cell Host Microbe 30(6), 798-808 (2022).