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P5177

Methyl palmitate

≥99% (capillary GC)

Synonym(s):

n-Hexadecanoic acid methyl ester, Methyl hexadecanoate, Palmitic acid methyl ester

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)14CO2CH3
CAS Number:
112-39-0
Molecular Weight:
270.45
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
24898607
EC Number:
203-966-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1780973
MDL number:
MFCD00008994

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Product Name

Methyl palmitate, ≥99% (capillary GC)

InChI key

FLIACVVOZYBSBS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C17H34O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17(18)19-2/h3-16H2,1-2H3

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC

biological source

plant (palm)

assay

≥99% (capillary GC)

form

solid

refractive index

n20/D 1.4512 (lit.)

bp

185 °C/10 mmHg (lit.)

mp

32-35 °C (lit.)

density

0.852 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

ester

lipid type

saturated FAs

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

2-8°C

Quality Level

100

Gene Information

human ... CNR1(1268), CNR2(1269)
rat ... Faah(29347)

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Application

Methyl palmitate has been used to test impact of cerebral blood flow using laser doppler flowmetry (LDF) experiments and as a standard to determine retention indices (RIs) using gas chromatograph−mass spectrometer

General description

Methyl palmitate (PAME), a fatty acid ester of palmitic acid, is a muscurinic receptors antagonist. Methyl palmitate functions as a vasodilator and relaxes the arterioles in retina upon electrical depolarization. In the superior cervical ganglion, methyl palmitate modulates nicotinic receptor. Endogenous methyl palmitate modulates nicotinic receptor-mediated transmission in the superior cervical ganglion. PAME activates Kv7 channels and promotes perivascular adipose tissue.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

235.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

113.0 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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Endogenous methyl palmitate modulates nicotinic receptor-mediated transmission in the superior cervical ganglion
Lin HW, et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 1051(49), 19526-19531 (2008)
Terminal double bonds in the alkenes and acetates of defensive secretion from the thrips Suocerathrips linguis Mound & Marullo, 1994 (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae)
Gehlsen U, et al.
Chemoecology, 19(2), 97-102 (2009)
Palmitic acid methyl ester and its relation to control of tone of human visceral arteries and rat aortas by perivascular adipose tissue
Wang N, et al.
Frontiers in Physiology, 9 (2018)
Jiao Liu et al.
Biotechnology for biofuels, 8, 229-229 (2016-01-01)
Fatty acid composition is an important physiological parameter of microalgae, which is taken as the third generation alternative resource of biodiesel. To boost microalgal research and applications, a convenient, rapid, and acid-catalyzed transesterification procedure that satisfies the demand for the
Palmitic acid methyl ester is a novel neuroprotective agent against cardiac arrest
Lee RHC, et al.
Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes, and Essential Fatty Acids (2018)
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