Hexadecanal (Standard)

Hexadecanal (Standard) is an analytical standard for Hexadecanal. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Hexadecanal (Palmitaldehyde), a volatile, long-chain fatty aldehyde, is released from human feces, skin, and breath. The hexadecanal receptor (OR37B) is highly conserved in mammals. Hexadecanal may exert its effects by modulating functional connectivity between social evaluation brain substrates and aggression execution brain substrates. Hexadecanal has also been shown to have a strong deterrent effect on black ants. Hexadecanal has potential for use in startle response and aggression behavior

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[629-80-1]

Product Name Alternative

Palmitaldehyde (Standard)

UNSPSC

12352211

Target

Endogenous Metabolite; Reference Standards

Related Pathways

Metabolic Enzyme/Protease; Others

Field of Research

Metabolic Disease

Smiles

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC=O

Molecular Formula

C16H32O

Molecular Weight

240.42

References & Citations

[3]Jaffuel G, et al. Potent Ant Deterrents Emitted from Nematode-Infected Insect Cadavers[J]. J Chem Ecol. 2022 Jan;48 (1) :71-78. |[1]Gilbertson JR, et al. Isolation and analysis of free fatty aldehydes from rat, dog, and bovine heart muscle. J Lipid Res. 1967 Jan;8 (1) :38-45.|[2]Mishor E, et al. Sniffing the human body volatile hexadecanal blocks aggression in men but triggers aggression in women[J]. Sci Adv. 2021 Nov 19;7 (47) :eabg1530.