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V1131

trans-Vaccenic acid

≥99% (capillary GC)

Synonym(s):

11-trans-Octadecenoic acid, trans-11-Octadecenoic acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H34O2
CAS Number:
693-72-1
Molecular Weight:
282.46
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
24900711
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
EC Number:
211-758-9
MDL number:
MFCD00002734

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InChI key

UWHZIFQPPBDJPM-BQYQJAHWSA-N

InChI

1S/C18H34O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20/h7-8H,2-6,9-17H2,1H3,(H,19,20)/b8-7+

SMILES string

CCCCCC\C=C/CCCCCCCCCC(O)=O

biological source

synthetic (organic)

assay

≥99% (capillary GC)

functional group

carboxylic acid

lipid type

unsaturated FAs

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

−20°C

Quality Level

100

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Packaging

Sealed ampule.

pictograms

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GHS07

signalword

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

235.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

113 °C - closed cup

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Arturo Anadon et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 59(14), 8036-8046 (2011-06-18)
Few studies have focused on the toxicological risks of dairy fat intake. A standard dairy fat (SDF) with a 70% SFA content and a naturally enriched dairy fat (EDF) in vaccenic, rumenic and α-linolenic acids and low in SFA (54%)
Enrico Girardi et al.
PLoS biology, 9(11), e1001189-e1001189 (2011-11-10)
Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are an evolutionary conserved T cell population characterized by features of both the innate and adaptive immune response. Studies have shown that iNKT cells are required for protective responses to Gram-positive pathogens such as
Michael A Zulyniak et al.
Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme, 37(5), 1003-1007 (2012-06-23)
Serum triglyceride levels are associated with metabolic disorders; however, it remains unclear whether the fatty acid (FA) composition of triglycerides is also changed. Although there were no differences in circulating triglyceride levels between normoglycaemic-normoinsulinaemic and hyperglycaemic-hyperinsulinaemic men, inspection of individual
Anke Jaudszus et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1821(10), 1316-1322 (2012-07-04)
The ruminant trans fatty acid vaccenic acid (tVA) favorably alters markers of inflammation. However, it is not yet clear whether these effects are attributed to its endogenous partial conversion to c9,t11-CLA, which is known to possess anti-inflammatory properties. We compared
X Sun et al.
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 41(5), 729-738 (2011-03-25)
Orally administered milk fat enriched in conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and trans-vaccenic acid (VA) ('enriched milk fat'), produced by supplementing the diet of pasture-fed cows with fish and sunflower oil, has been shown previously to suppress the development of allergic
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