L-039
alpha-Linolenic acid
1.0 mg/mL in ethanol, certified reference material, Cerilliant®
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About This Item
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H30O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
278.43
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24
MDL number:
grade
certified reference material
Quality Segment
form
liquid
feature
Snap-N-Spike®/Snap-N-Shoot®
packaging
ampule of 1 mL
manufacturer/tradename
Cerilliant®
concentration
1.0 mg/mL in ethanol
technique(s)
gas chromatography (GC): suitable, liquid chromatography (LC): suitable
application(s)
clinical testing
format
single component solution
storage temp.
−20°C
SMILES string
OC(=O)CCCCCCC\C=C/C\C=C/C\C=C/CC
InChI
1S/C18H30O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20/h3-4,6-7,9-10H,2,5,8,11-17H2,1H3,(H,19,20)/b4-3-,7-6-,10-9-
InChI key
DTOSIQBPPRVQHS-PDBXOOCHSA-N
General description
a-Linolenic acid, also known as ALA, is an omega-3 fatty acid essential for human health and well-being. Measurement of ALA levels in serum is useful for evaluating essential fatty acid deficiency (EFAD), malabsorption and ALA treatment response in patients with EFAD. This certified solution standard is suitable for use as starting material in calibrators and controls for GC/MS fatty acid testing methods in clinical and diagnostic testing of ALA in patient samples.
Legal Information
CERILLIANT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Snap-N-Shoot is a registered trademark of Cerilliant Corporation
Snap-N-Spike is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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Danger
hcodes
Hazard Classifications
Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2
Storage Class
3 - Flammable liquids
wgk
WGK 1
flash_point_f
57.2 °F - closed cup
flash_point_c
14.0 °C - closed cup
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