Cholesteryl palmitate

Cholesteryl palmitate is the main cholesterol ester found in human blephariol and has been used to form a stable tear film to study amphiphilic block copolymers as surfactants for dry eye syndrome. Cholesteryl palmitate can be used as a predictor of fetal lung maturity. Cholesteryl palmitate can be used as a prognostic biomarker for chronic interstitial pneumonia[1][2][3][4].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

601-34-3

UNSPSC

12352211

Target

Endogenous Metabolite

Type

Natural Products

Related Pathways

Metabolic Enzyme/Protease

Applications

Neuroscience-Neuromodulation

Field of Research

Inflammation/Immunology

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/Cholesteryl_palmitate.html

Purity

98.0

Solubility

DMSO : < 1 mg/mL|Ethanol : < 1 mg/mL (ultrasonic; warming; heat to 80°C) |H2O : < 0.1 mg/mL (ultrasonic; warming; heat to 60°C) |THF : ≥ 100 mg/mL

Smiles

CC(C)CCC[C@@H](C)[C@H]1CC[C@@]2([H])[C@]3([H])CC=C4C[C@@H](OC(CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC)=O)CC[C@]4(C)[C@@]3([H])CC[C@]12C

Molecular Formula

C43H76O2

Molecular Weight

625.08

References & Citations

[1]Shine WE, et al. Polar lipids in human meibomian gland secretions. Curr Eye Res. 2003 Feb;26 (2) :89-94.|[2]Ludmir J, et al. Cholesteryl palmitate as a predictor of fetal lung maturity. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1987 Jul;157 (1) :84-8.|[3]Ludmir J, et al. Amniotic fluid cholesteryl palmitate in pregnancies complicated by diabetes mellitus. Obstet Gynecol. 1988 Sep;72 (3 Pt 1) :360-2.|[4]Fukuhara N, et al. Cholesteryl palmitate crystals in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid smears as a possible prognostic biomarker for chronic interstitial pneumonia: A preliminary study. Respir Investig. 2016 Mar;54 (2) :109-15.