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O3379

Sigma-Aldrich

1-Octacosanol

≥99% (GC)

Synonym(s):

n-Octacosanol, Octacosanol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C28H58O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
410.76
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.25
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Quality Level

Assay

≥99% (GC)

form

powder

lipid type

oils

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO

InChI

1S/C28H58O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28-29/h29H,2-28H2,1H3

InChI key

CNNRPFQICPFDPO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Complementary therapies in medicine, 13(4), 273-278 (2005-12-13)
We planned to carry out a pilot study to evaluate the efficacy and safety as an antihypercholesterolemic agent of a brand dietary supplement made of Monascus purpureus titrated extract, octacosanols and niacin on 111 Caucasian patients with low cardiovascular disease
Amira N Kassis et al.
Atherosclerosis, 194(1), 153-158 (2006-11-25)
Policosanol is a mixture of higher aliphatic alcohols shown to have beneficial effects on plasma lipid levels in animals and humans. Over 50 studies have reported significant reductions in plasma cholesterol using policosanol obtained from Cuban sugar cane (Dalmer, La
Tao Wang et al.
Acta pharmacologica Sinica, 31(7), 765-774 (2010-06-29)
To investigate the protective effects of octacosanol in 6-hydroxydopamine-induced Parkinsonian rats and find whether octacosanol has effects on pro nerve growth factor (pro-NGF), NGF and the downstream effector proteins. Behavioral tests, enzymatic assay, tyrosine hydroxylase immunohistochemistry, TUNEL and Western blot
G Thippeswamy et al.
European journal of pharmacology, 588(2-3), 141-150 (2008-06-03)
Octacosanol is a long-chain aliphatic alcohol, which is the main component of policosanol used as a normolipidemic agent. It is known that angiogenesis is involved in tumor growth and metastasis. The present study identified octacosanol isolated from the plant Tinospora
Mirka Macel et al.
Journal of chemical ecology, 46(11-12), 1082-1089 (2020-10-23)
The cuticular wax layer can be important for plant resistance to insects. Thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) damage was assessed on 11 pepper accessions of Capsicum annuum and C. chinense in leaf disc and whole plant assays. Thrips damage differed among the

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