16-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid

16-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid (Juniperic acid) is one of the main monomers of cutin in Vicia faba flower petals. 16-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid can be used as an internal standard for the measurement of hydroxy and hydroperoxy fatty acids in plasma[1][2].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[506-13-8]

Product Name Alternative

Juniperic acid

UNSPSC

12352211

Hazard Statement

H302, H315, H319, H335

Target

Others

Type

Natural Products

Related Pathways

Others

Applications

Metabolism-sugar/lipid metabolism

Field of Research

Metabolic Disease

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/16-hydroxyhexadecanoic-acid.html

Concentration

10mM

Purity

98.0

Solubility

DMSO : 100 mg/mL (ultrasonic)

Smiles

O=C(O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO

Molecular Formula

C16H32O3

Molecular Weight

272.42

Precautions

H302, H315, H319, H335

References & Citations

[1]Akasaka K, et al. Measurement of Hydroxy and Hydroperoxy Fatty Acids by a High Pressure Liquid Chromatography with a Column-switching System. Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry, 1993, 57 (12) : 2016-2019.|[2]Kolattukudy PE, et al. Structure and Biosynthesis of Cuticular Lipids: Hydroxylation of Palmitic Acid and Decarboxylation of C (28), C (30), and C (32) Acids in Vicia faba Flowers. Plant Physiol. 1974 Nov;54 (5) :670-7.