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H4398

DL-β-Hydroxypalmitic acid

≥98%

Synonym(s):

3-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C16H32O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
272.42
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
MDL number:
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Quality Level

assay

≥98%

form

powder

functional group

carboxylic acid

lipid type

saturated FAs

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)CC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C16H32O3/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-15(17)14-16(18)19/h15,17H,2-14H2,1H3,(H,18,19)

InChI key

CBWALJHXHCJYTE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Biochem/physiol Actions

DL-β-Hydroxypalmitic acid is a mixture of D- and L-β-hydroxypalmitic (3-hydroxyhexadecanoic) acids. 3-hydroxyhexadecanoic [C16:0(3-OH)] may be used in studies that involve the lipid structures of endotoxin lipid A molecules.


Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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M Shinohara et al.
Journal of applied microbiology, 103(1), 152-162 (2007-06-23)
To screen novel micro-organisms and enzymes capable of degrading 3-hydroxypalmitic acid methyl ester (3-OH PAME), the quorum-sensing signal molecule (quormone), which regulates the virulence of Ralstonia solanacearum. Ideonella sp. 0-0013, a betaproteobacterium isolated from soil using the selective-enrichment culture method
Paul J Brett et al.
Molecular microbiology, 63(2), 379-390 (2006-12-14)
Burkholderia mallei, the aetiologic agent of glanders, causes a variety of illnesses in animals and humans ranging from occult infections to acute fulminating septicaemias. To better understand the role of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in the pathogenesis of these diseases, studies were
R P Garg et al.
Molecular microbiology, 38(2), 359-367 (2000-11-09)
In the phytopathogen Ralstonia (Pseudomonas) solanacearum, control of many virulence genes is partly mediated by the Phc cell density sensing system. Phc uses a novel self-produced signal molecule [3-hydroxypalmitic acid methyl ester (3-OH PAME)], an atypical two-component system (PhcS/PhcR), and