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Oleamide

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

cis-9,10-Octadecenoamide, cis-9-Octadecenamide, Oleic acid amide

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H35NO
CAS Number:
301-02-0
Molecular Weight:
281.48
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329748578
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
EC Number:
206-103-9
MDL number:
MFCD00053638

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Product Name

Oleamide, analytical standard

InChI key

FATBGEAMYMYZAF-KTKRTIGZSA-N

InChI

1S/C18H35NO/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20/h9-10H,2-8,11-17H2,1H3,(H2,19,20)/b10-9-

SMILES string

CCCCCCCC\C=C/CCCCCCCC(N)=O

grade

analytical standard

assay

≥98.5% (TLC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

drug control

regulated under CDSA - not available from Sigma-Aldrich Canada

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

storage temp.

−20°C

Quality Level

100

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Biochem/physiol Actions

Sleep-inducing brain lipid, which allosterically modulates GABAA receptors and potentiates 5-HT7 serotonin receptor responses. Selective endogenous agonist of rat and human CB1 cannabinoid receptor.

General description

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hcodes

H413

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 4

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

404.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

207 °C - closed cup

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Lot/Batch Number
BCCN8628
BCCN3341
BCCN3343
BCCM0232
BCCM0231

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Gregory P Mueller et al.
Vitamins and hormones, 81, 55-78 (2009-08-04)
Oleamide (cis-9-octadecenamide) is the prototype long chain primary fatty acid amide lipid messenger. The natural occurrence of oleamide was first reported in human serum in 1989. Subsequently oleamide was shown to accumulate in the cerebrospinal fluid of sleep-deprived cats and
Christopher J Fowler
British journal of pharmacology, 141(2), 195-196 (2003-12-24)
The fatty acid amide class of compounds, which include the endocannabinoid anandamide and the sleep-inducing compound oleamide, have been shown in vitro to have a multiplicity of actions upon different neurochemical systems. In the present issue of this journal, Leggett
Hiroshi Nojima et al.
Current drug safety, 2(3), 204-211 (2008-08-12)
Despite considerable research, metastasis remains a major challenge in the clinical management of cancer. Recent reports show that abnormally augmented expression of Cx26 is responsible for the enhanced spontaneous metastasis of mouse BL6 melanoma cells. The function of Cx26 appears
W B Mendelson et al.
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 25(5 Suppl), S36-S39 (2001-10-30)
Oleamide is an endogenous fatty acid amide which can be synthesized de novo in the mammalian nervous system, and has been detected in human plasma. It accumulates in the CSF of rats after six hours of sleep deprivation and induces
Marta Kruk-Slomka et al.
Behavioural brain research, 284, 24-36 (2015-02-11)
The purpose of the experiments was to explore the role of the endocannabinoid system, through cannabinoid (CB) receptor ligands, nicotine and scopolamine, in the depression-related responses using the forced swimming test (FST) in mice. Our results revealed that acute injection
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