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14-Methylhexadecanoic acid

Synonym(s):

(+)-14-methyl palmitic acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C17H34O2
CAS Number:
5918-29-6
Molecular Weight:
270.45
MDL number:
MFCD00214328
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
PubChem Substance ID:
24896805
NACRES:
NA.25

biological source

synthetic (organic)

Quality Level

200

Assay

≥96% (GC)

form

powder

functional group

carboxylic acid

lipid type

saturated FAs

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CCC(C)CCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C17H34O2/c1-3-16(2)14-12-10-8-6-4-5-7-9-11-13-15-17(18)19/h16H,3-15H2,1-2H3,(H,18,19)

InChI key

FXUKWLSZZHVEJD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H319,H335

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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R L Wolff et al.
Lipids, 32(9), 971-973 (1997-10-06)
14-Methylhexadecanoic (14-MHD) acid has been identified in a sample of pine seed oil (Pinus contorta) by gas-liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry of its picolinyl ester derivative. Its identification (through its equivalent chain length) and its distribution in four conifer families have been
Simone Hauff et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1217(10), 1683-1687 (2010-02-02)
Gas chromatography in combination with electron ionization mass spectrometry (GC/EI-MS) was used to determine the fatty acids of a membrane lipid from Bacillus megaterium. Special attention was put on the structure and absolute configuration of a monoenoic fatty acid previously
Ramona Jenske et al.
Chemistry and physics of lipids, 154(1), 26-32 (2008-04-15)
Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) has been applied to study the effect of free hydroxylated and methyl-branched fatty acids on the physico-chemical properties of lipid membranes. First, the impact of free hydroxy fatty acids (HFAs) on dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) model membranes was
Simone Hauff et al.
Lipids, 45(4), 357-365 (2010-03-12)
Anteiso fatty acids (aFA) are substituted with a methyl group on the antepenultimate carbon of the straight acyl chain. This feature leads to a stereogenic center. The 12-methyltetradecanoic acid (a15:0) and the 14-methylhexadecanoic acid (a17:0) are the most common aFA
T Kaneda
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 960(1), 10-18 (1988-05-02)
Two Bacillus subtilis mutants defective in branched-chain alpha-ketoacid dehydrogenase can grow when 2-methylbutyrate is provided in trypticase soy medium. Both enantiomers of the acid supported growth of the mutants but the (S)-(+)-isomer (natural) was more active than the (R)-(-)-isomer (unnatural).
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