Zinc stearate

Zinc stearate is a Zinc distearate. Zinc stearate can be used as an excipient, such as lubricants for tablets and capsules. Pharmaceutical excipients, or pharmaceutical auxiliaries, refer to other chemical substances used in the pharmaceutical process other than pharmaceutical ingredients. Pharmaceutical excipients generally refer to inactive ingredients in pharmaceutical preparations, which can improve the stability, solubility and processability of pharmaceutical preparations. Pharmaceutical excipients also affect the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination (ADME) processes of co-administered drugs[1][2].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[557-05-1]

Product Name Alternative

Zinc octadecanoate

UNSPSC

12352211

Hazard Statement

H302, H315, H319, H335, H413

Target

Biochemical Assay Reagents

Type

Reference compound

Related Pathways

Others

Field of Research

Others

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/zinc-stearate.html

Solubility

10 mM in DMSO

Smiles

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC([O-])=O.CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC([O-])=O.[Zn+2]

Molecular Formula

C36H70O4Zn

Molecular Weight

632.33

Precautions

H302, H315, H319, H335, H413

References & Citations

[1]Lower E S. Zinc stearate: its properties and uses[J]. Pigment & Resin Technology, 1982, 11 (6) : 9-14.|[2]Elder DP, et al. Pharmaceutical excipients - quality, regulatory and biopharmaceutical considerations. Eur J Pharm Sci. 2016 May 25;87:88-99.