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Palmitic acid

European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

1-Pentadecanecarboxylic acid, C16:0, Cetylic acid, Hexadecanoic acid, NSC 5030, PamOH

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)14COOH
CAS Number:
57-10-3
Molecular Weight:
256.42
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329820010
MDL number:
MFCD00002747
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
607489

Product Name

Palmitic acid, European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard

InChI

1S/C16H32O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16(17)18/h2-15H2,1H3,(H,17,18)

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O

InChI key

IPCSVZSSVZVIGE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

agency

EP Reference Standard

vapor pressure

10 mmHg ( 210 °C)

API family

palmitic acid

manufacturer/tradename

EDQM

bp

271.5 °C/100 mmHg (lit.)

mp

61-62.5 °C (lit.)

density

0.852 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

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Application

Palmitic acid EP Reference standard, intended for use in laboratory tests only as specifically prescribed in the European Pharmacopoeia.

General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the Issuing Pharmacopoeia. For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

Packaging

The product is delivered as supplied by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For the current unit quantity, please visit the EDQM reference substance catalogue.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

nwg

flash_point_f

235.4 °F

flash_point_c

113 °C

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Mathieu Blanc et al.
Biochemical Society transactions, 41(1), 84-88 (2013-01-30)
S-Palmitoylation, the only reversible post-translational lipid modification, confers unique biochemical and functional properties to proteins. Although it has long been known that viral proteins are palmitoylated, recent studies reveal that this modification plays a critical role for pathogens of all
Andrea Felser et al.
Toxicology, 323, 1-9 (2014-06-03)
Dronedarone is an amiodarone-like antiarrhythmic drug associated with severe liver injury. Since dronedarone inhibits mitochondrial respiration and β-oxidation in vitro, mitochondrial toxicity may also explain dronedarone-associated hepatotoxicity in vivo. We therefore studied hepatotoxicity of dronedarone (200mg/kg/day for 2 weeks or
Sabeera Bonala et al.
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.), 27(9), 1518-1535 (2013-08-10)
Obesity is associated with insulin resistance and abnormal peripheral tissue glucose uptake. However, the mechanisms that interfere with insulin signaling and glucose uptake in human skeletal muscle during obesity are not fully characterized. Using microarray, we have identified that the
B Vessby et al.
Diabetologia, 37(10), 1044-1050 (1994-10-01)
Recent data indicate that peripheral insulin sensitivity may be influenced by dietary fat quality and skeletal muscle phospholipid fatty acid composition. During a health survey of 70-year-old men insulin sensitivity was measured by the euglycaemic hyperinsulinaemic clamp technique and the
Hjalti Kristinsson et al.
Endocrinology, 154(11), 4078-4088 (2013-09-17)
Free fatty acids (FFAs) have pleiotropic effects on the pancreatic β-cell. Although acute exposure to FFAs stimulates glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS), prolonged exposure impairs GSIS and causes apoptosis. FFAs exert their effects both via intracellular metabolism and interaction with the
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