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Ethyl palmitate

natural (US), ≥95%, FG

Synonym(s):

Ethyl hexadecanoate, Palmitic acid ethyl ester

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)14COOC2H5
CAS Number:
628-97-7
Molecular Weight:
284.48
FEMA Number:
2451
Council of Europe no.:
634
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
329830490
Flavis number:
9.193
EC Number:
211-064-6
NACRES:
NA.21
MDL number:
MFCD00008996
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1782663
Organoleptic:
creamy; milk; fruity; waxy
Grade:
FG, Fragrance grade, Halal, Kosher, natural (US)
Agency:
follows IFRA guidelines
Food allergen:
no known allergens
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grade

FG, Fragrance grade, Halal, Kosher, natural (US)

agency

follows IFRA guidelines

reg. compliance

EU Regulation 1223/2009, EU Regulation 1334/2008 & 178/2002, FDA 21 CFR 117

assay

≥95%

refractive index

n20/D 1.440 (lit.)

bp

192-193 °C/10 mmHg (lit.)

mp

24-26 °C (lit.)

density

0.857 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

fragrance allergen

no known allergens

organoleptic

creamy; milk; fruity; waxy

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC

InChI

1S/C18H36O2/c1-3-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20-4-2/h3-17H2,1-2H3

InChI key

XIRNKXNNONJFQO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Kosei Eguchi et al.
Cell metabolism, 15(4), 518-533 (2012-04-03)
Consumption of foods high in saturated fatty acids (FAs) as well as elevated levels of circulating free FAs are known to be associated with T2D. Though previous studies showed inflammation is crucially involved in the development of insulin resistance, how
G DePergola et al.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 15(2), 184-189 (1991-03-01)
The concentration of ethyl esters of fatty acids as well as the activity of the enzyme synthesizing these esters (fatty acid ethyl ester synthase) were determined in adipose tissue of rats ingesting ethanol (9-16 g/kg body weight/day) for different periods
M A Diczfalusy et al.
European journal of biochemistry, 259(1-2), 404-411 (1999-01-23)
Fatty acid ethyl esters have been detected in high concentrations in organs commonly damaged by alcohol abuse and are regarded as being important non-oxidative metabolites of ethanol. The formation of fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEEs) has been ascribed to two
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