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E4637

Elaidic acid

≥99.0% (GC)

Synonym(s):

Oleic acid, trans-9-Octadecenoic acid, trans-Oleic acid

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)7CH=CH(CH2)7COOH
CAS Number:
112-79-8
Molecular Weight:
282.46
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
24894568
EC Number:
204-006-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1726543
MDL number:
MFCD00063954

Product Name

Elaidic acid, ≥99.0% (GC)

InChI key

ZQPPMHVWECSIRJ-MDZDMXLPSA-N

InChI

1S/C18H34O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20/h9-10H,2-8,11-17H2,1H3,(H,19,20)/b10-9+

SMILES string

CCCCCCCC\C=C\CCCCCCCC(O)=O

biological source

semisynthetic

assay

≥99.0% (GC)

form

powder

bp

288 °C/100 mmHg (lit.)

mp

42-44 °C (lit.)

functional group

oleic acid

lipid type

unsaturated FAs

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

−20°C

Quality Level

200

Gene Information

human ... SOAT1(6646), SOAT2(8435)

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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0000511403
0000476032

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U McCloy et al.
Journal of lipid research, 45(3), 474-485 (2003-12-18)
Altered use of different dietary fatty acids may contribute to several chronic diseases, including obesity, noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease. However, few comparative data are available to support this link, so the goal of the present study was to
Nima Sanadgol et al.
Clinical biochemistry, 43(12), 968-972 (2010-05-11)
Elaidic acid, the predominant trans-fatty acid in industrially hydrogenated oils, exists on high levels in Iranian hydrogenated oils and margarines. This study was undertaken to investigate the effect of elaidic acid and its cis-counterpart oleic acid on expression of ICAM-1
G Andrei et al.
Antiviral research, 45(3), 157-167 (2000-04-20)
A fatty acid derivative of ganciclovir (GCV), elaidic acid ganciclovir (E-GCV), has been evaluated for its inhibitory activity against laboratory and clinical strains of herpes simplex type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2), varicella-zoster virus (VZV) and human cytomegalovirus (HCMV)
Patricia Burriel et al.
Physical review letters, 100(13), 134503-134503 (2008-06-04)
An anomalously long transient is needed to achieve a steady pressurization of a fluid when forced to flow through micronarrowed channels under constant mechanical driving. This phenomenon, known as the "bottleneck effect" is here revisited from a different perspective, by
Suzanne E Dorfman et al.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 17(6), 1200-1207 (2009-07-09)
Dietary trans-fatty acids are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease and have been implicated in the incidence of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). It is established that high-fat saturated diets, relative to low-fat diets, induce adiposity and
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