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O3379

1-Octacosanol

≥99% (GC)

Synonym(s):

n-Octacosanol, Octacosanol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C28H58O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
410.76
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
EC Number:
209-181-2
MDL number:
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Product Name

1-Octacosanol, ≥99% (GC)

InChI key

CNNRPFQICPFDPO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C28H58O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28-29/h29H,2-28H2,1H3

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO

assay

≥99% (GC)

form

powder

lipid type

oils

storage temp.

2-8°C

Quality Level

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

nwg

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)


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Atherosclerosis, 194(1), 153-158 (2006-11-25)
Policosanol is a mixture of higher aliphatic alcohols shown to have beneficial effects on plasma lipid levels in animals and humans. Over 50 studies have reported significant reductions in plasma cholesterol using policosanol obtained from Cuban sugar cane (Dalmer, La
Simonetta Oliaro-Bosso et al.
Lipids, 44(10), 907-916 (2009-09-19)
Octacosa-10,19-dien-1-ol is a newly synthesized long-chain alcohol, an unsaturated analogue of 1-octacosanol, the major component of policosanol, the purified natural mixture of different higher aliphatic alcohols obtained from sugarcane wax. Our efficient synthetic protocol (five steps with 50% overall yield)
Arrigo F G Cicero et al.
Complementary therapies in medicine, 13(4), 273-278 (2005-12-13)
We planned to carry out a pilot study to evaluate the efficacy and safety as an antihypercholesterolemic agent of a brand dietary supplement made of Monascus purpureus titrated extract, octacosanols and niacin on 111 Caucasian patients with low cardiovascular disease
Octacosanol in human health.
Johanna C Taylor et al.
Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.), 19(2), 192-195 (2003-02-20)
Gregorio Martínez-Sánchez et al.
European journal of pharmacology, 691(1-3), 156-162 (2012-07-17)
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common cause of sudden death, and death of people over 20 years of age. Because ozone therapy can activate the antioxidant system and improve blood circulation and oxygen delivery to tissue, the aim

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