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Plastic additive 20

European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

Oleamide, Oleamide R, cis-9,10-Octadecenoamide, cis-9-Octadecenamide, Oleic acid amide

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H35NO
CAS Number:
301-02-0
Molecular Weight:
281.48
MDL number:
MFCD00053638
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329818822
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

manufacturer/tradename

EDQM

drug control

regulated under CDSA - not available from Sigma-Aldrich Canada

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CCCCCCCC\C=C/CCCCCCCC(N)=O

InChI

1S/C18H35NO/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,(H2,19,20)/b10-9-

InChI key

FATBGEAMYMYZAF-KTKRTIGZSA-N

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General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Application

Plastic additive 20 EP Reference standard, intended for use in laboratory tests only as specifically prescribed in the European Pharmacopoeia.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Sleep-inducing brain lipid, which allosterically modulates GABAA receptors and potentiates 5-HT7 serotonin receptor responses. Selective endogenous agonist of rat and human CB1 cannabinoid receptor.

Packaging

The product is delivered as supplied by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For the current unit quantity, please visit the EDQM reference substance catalogue.

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

Hazard Statements

H413

Precautionary Statements

P273 - P501

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 4

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

404.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

207 °C - closed cup

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Christopher J Fowler
British journal of pharmacology, 141(2), 195-196 (2003-12-24)
The fatty acid amide class of compounds, which include the endocannabinoid anandamide and the sleep-inducing compound oleamide, have been shown in vitro to have a multiplicity of actions upon different neurochemical systems. In the present issue of this journal, Leggett
Gregory P Mueller et al.
Vitamins and hormones, 81, 55-78 (2009-08-04)
Oleamide (cis-9-octadecenamide) is the prototype long chain primary fatty acid amide lipid messenger. The natural occurrence of oleamide was first reported in human serum in 1989. Subsequently oleamide was shown to accumulate in the cerebrospinal fluid of sleep-deprived cats and
Hiroshi Nojima et al.
Current drug safety, 2(3), 204-211 (2008-08-12)
Despite considerable research, metastasis remains a major challenge in the clinical management of cancer. Recent reports show that abnormally augmented expression of Cx26 is responsible for the enhanced spontaneous metastasis of mouse BL6 melanoma cells. The function of Cx26 appears
W B Mendelson et al.
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 25(5 Suppl), S36-S39 (2001-10-30)
Oleamide is an endogenous fatty acid amide which can be synthesized de novo in the mammalian nervous system, and has been detected in human plasma. It accumulates in the CSF of rats after six hours of sleep deprivation and induces
Marta Kruk-Slomka et al.
Behavioural brain research, 284, 24-36 (2015-02-11)
The purpose of the experiments was to explore the role of the endocannabinoid system, through cannabinoid (CB) receptor ligands, nicotine and scopolamine, in the depression-related responses using the forced swimming test (FST) in mice. Our results revealed that acute injection
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