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1,2,3-Tridecanoyl Glycerol

Item No. 26958

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Technical Information
Formal Name
decanoic acid, 1,1’,1’’-(1,2,3-propanetriyl) ester
CAS Number
621-71-6
Synonyms
  • Glycerol Tricaprate
  • Glycerol Tridecanoate
  • TG(10:0/10:0/10:0)
  • Tricaprin
  • Tridecanoin
  • Tridecanoylglycerol
Molecular Formula
C33H62O6
Formula Weight
554.8
Purity
≥98%
Formulation (Request formulation change)
A solid
Solubility(Learn about Variance in Solubility)
Chloroform: 100 mg/ml
SMILES
O=C(CCCCCCCCC)OCC(OC(CCCCCCCCC)=O)COC(CCCCCCCCC)=O
InChi Code
InChI=1S/C33H62O6/c1-4-7-10-13-16-19-22-25-31(34)37-28-30(39-33(36)27-24-21-18-15-12-9-6-3)29-38-32(35)26-23-20-17-14-11-8-5-2/h30H,4-29H2,1-3H3
InChi Key
LADGBHLMCUINGV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Shipping & Storage Information
Storage
-20°C
Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere
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    Product Description

    1,2,3-Tridecanoyl glycerol is a triacylglycerol that contains decanoic acid (Item No. 20838) at the sn-1, sn-2, and sn-3 positions. It has been found in human breast milk.1 1,2,3-Tridecanoyl glycerol has been used as a standard for the quantification of triacylglycerols in fish oils by RP-HPLC.2 Formulations containing 1,2,3-tridecanoyl glycerol have been used in cosmetic products as thickening and skin-conditioning agents.3

    WARNING This product is not for human or veterinary use.

    References & Product Citations
    Product Description References

    1. Kim, K.-M., Park, T.-S., and Shim, S.-M. Optimization and validation of HRLC-MS method to identify and quantify triacylglycerol molecular species in human milk. Anal. Methods 7(10), 4362-4370 (2015).

    2. Solaesa, Á.G., Bucio, S.L., Sanz, M.T., et al. Characterization of triacylglycerol composition of fish oils by using chromatographic techniques. J. Oleo. Sci. 63(5), 449-460 (2014).

    3. Johnson, W., Jr., and Panel, C.I.R.E. Final report on the safety assessment of trilaurin, triarachidin, tribehenin, tricaprin, tricaprylin, trierucin, triheptanoin, triheptylundecanoin, triisononanoin, triisopalmitin, triisostearin, trilinolein, trimyristin, trioctanoin, triolein, tripalmitin, tripalmitolein, triricinolein, tristearin, triundecanoin, glyceryl triacetyl hydroxystearate, glyceryl triacetyl ricinoleate, and glyceryl stearate diacetate. Int. J. Toxicol. 20(Suppl 4), 61-94 (2001).