P0500

Palmitic acid

≥99%

• Synonym(s): 1-Pentadecanecarboxylic acid, C16:0, Cetylic acid, Hexadecanoic acid, NSC 5030, PamOH
• Linear Formula: CH₃(CH₂)₁₄COOH
• CAS Number: 57-10-3
• Molecular Weight: 256.42
• Beilstein: 607489
• EC Number: 200-312-9
• MDL number: MFCD00002747
• UNSPSC Code: 12352106
• PubChem Substance ID: 24898107
• NACRES: NA.25

Properties

• vapor pressure: 10 mmHg ( 210 °C)
• Assay: ≥99%
• form: powder
• bp: 271.5 °C/100 mmHg (lit.)
• mp: 61-62.5 °C (lit.)
• density: 0.852 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• functional group: carboxylic acid
• lipid type: saturated FAs
• shipped in: ambient
• storage temp.: room temp
• SMILES string: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O
• 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)
• InChI key: IPCSVZSSVZVIGE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• Gene Information: human ... FABP2(2169) , FABP3(2170) , FABP4(2167) , FABP5(2171)

Description

General description

Palmitic acid (PA), a saturated fatty acid present in the human body, accounts for 20-30% of total fatty acids (FA) in membrane phospholipids (PL) and adipose triacylglycerols (TAG). It is one of the main components of palm oil however, significant amounts of PA are also found in meat and dairy products, cocoa butter, and olive oil. PA is also present in breast milk. PA performs various fundamental biological functions at cellular and tissue levels.

Application

Palmitic acid has been used:

• to study its effects on monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) expression in adipocytes and THP-1 macrophages
• to stimulate lipotoxicity in primary rat hepatocytes
• in Et-bovine serum albumin (BSA) solution along with retinoic acid (RA) and retinol to study its effects on spermatogenesis or meiotic progression

Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 11 - Combustible Solids
• WGK: nwg
• Flash Point(F): 235.4 °F
• Flash Point(C): 113 °C
• Personal Protective Equipment: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves