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Linoleic acid

≥95%

Synonym(s):

cis-9,cis-12-Octadecadienoic acid

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)4CH=CHCH2CH=CH(CH2)7CO2H
CAS Number:
60-33-3
Molecular Weight:
280.45
Council of Europe no.:
694
PubChem Substance ID:
24901678
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
EC Number:
200-470-9
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1727101
MDL number:
MFCD00064241
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biological source

peanut oil, synthetic

assay

≥95%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.466 (lit.)

bp

229-230 °C/16 mmHg (lit.)

mp

−5 °C (lit.)

density

0.902 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

peanuts

organoleptic

faint; fatty

SMILES string

OC(CCCCCCC/C=C\C/C=C\CCCCC)=O

InChI

1S/C18H32O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20/h6-7,9-10H,2-5,8,11-17H2,1H3,(H,19,20)/b7-6-,10-9-

InChI key

OYHQOLUKZRVURQ-HZJYTTRNSA-N

Gene Information

human ... SOAT1(6646), SOAT2(8435)

General description

Linoleic acid is a polyunsaturated essential fatty acid that is mainly found in vegetable oils such as sunflower, corn, soy, and groundnut oil.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Linoleic acid increases cell proliferation and gene expression of PPARα and its target genes such as acyl-CoA oxidase in primary duck hepatocytes .

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Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US)

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Lot/Batch Number
MKBX6230V
MKBT1306V
MKBR0587V
MKBR0586V
MKBQ5809V

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Sport Nutrition for Health and Performance, 71-71 (2009)
Nisreen Faizo et al.
Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 10(2) (2021-02-07)
Lipid peroxides (LOOHs) abound in processed food and have been implicated in the pathology of diverse diseases including gut, cardiovascular, and cancer diseases. Recently, RNA Sequencing (RNA-seq) has been widely used to profile gene expression. To characterize gene expression and
Antonius H M Terpstra
The American journal of clinical nutrition, 79(3), 352-361 (2004-02-27)
Studies in mice have indicated that feeding diets containing 0.5-1% conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) considerably reduces body fat. These findings have attracted much interest because of the potential use of CLA as a tool to promote weight loss in humans.
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