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177490

16-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid

98%

Synonym(s):

16-Hydroxypalmitic acid, Juniperic acid

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Linear Formula:
HO(CH2)15CO2H
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
272.42
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
208-028-7
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1783998
MDL number:
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Product Name

16-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid, 98%

InChI key

UGAGPNKCDRTDHP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C16H32O3/c17-15-13-11-9-7-5-3-1-2-4-6-8-10-12-14-16(18)19/h17H,1-15H2,(H,18,19)

SMILES string

OCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O

assay

98%

form

solid

mp

94-98 °C (lit.)

functional group

carboxylic acid
hydroxyl

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Application

16-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid was used in the synthesis of dihydroxypalmitic acids. It was also used to induce the expression of two GRP genes of Arabidopsis thaliana, AtGRP5 and AtGRP23.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)


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Jong Ho Park et al.
Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB, 46(11), 1015-1018 (2008-07-29)
Glycine-rich proteins (GRPs) belong to a large family of heterogenous proteins that are enriched in glycine residues. The expression of two GRP genes of Arabidopsis thaliana, AtGRP5 and AtGRP23, was induced by 16-hydroxypalmitic acid (HPA), a major component of cutin.
Sapa Hima Rani et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 285(49), 38337-38347 (2010-10-06)
A key step in the triacylglycerol (TAG) biosynthetic pathway is the final acylation of diacylglycerol (DAG) by DAG acyltransferase. In silico analysis has revealed that the DCR (defective in cuticular ridges) (At5g23940) gene has a typical HX(4)D acyltransferase motif at
Akihisa Abe et al.
Journal of biochemistry, molecular biology, and biophysics : JBMBB : the official journal of the Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists (FAOBMB), 6(1), 37-43 (2002-08-21)
We have found that omega-hydroxy palmitic acid (16-hydroxy palmitic acid, omega-HPA) has both cell growth inhibiting and cell death inducing actions on human lung adenosquamous carcinoma cell line H596 and adenocarcinoma cell line A549. Further, these effects were dose- and
G D Rees et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1257(3), 239-248 (1995-08-03)
Five microbial lipases from Chromobacterium viscosum, Candida cylindracea, Pseudomonas (source Fluka), Pseudomonas (source Genzyme) and lipoprotein lipase ex Microbial (Genzyme) have been screened for lactonisation activity towards 16-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid (HHA) in a variety of different w/o microemulsion systems. With the
The importance of water to biocatalysis in organic solvents.
M J Alston et al.
Biochemical Society transactions, 23(1), 70S-70S (1995-02-01)

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