Skip to Content
Merck
All Photos(4)

Key Documents

O3379

Sigma-Aldrich

1-Octacosanol

≥99% (GC)

Synonym(s):

n-Octacosanol, Octacosanol

Sign Into View Organizational & Contract Pricing


About This Item

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

Quality Level

Assay

≥99% (GC)

form

powder

lipid type

oils

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO

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

InChI key

CNNRPFQICPFDPO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Search for Certificates of Analysis (COA) by entering the products Lot/Batch Number. Lot and Batch Numbers can be found on a product’s label following the words ‘Lot’ or ‘Batch’.

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

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
Amira N Kassis et al.
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)
Mirka Macel et al.
Journal of chemical ecology, 46(11-12), 1082-1089 (2020-10-23)
The cuticular wax layer can be important for plant resistance to insects. Thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) damage was assessed on 11 pepper accessions of Capsicum annuum and C. chinense in leaf disc and whole plant assays. Thrips damage differed among the
Christopher P F Marinangeli et al.
The British journal of nutrition, 97(2), 381-388 (2007-02-15)
Policosanols (PC) exist as very-long-chain alcohols derived from sugarcane currently used in many countries as a cholesterol-lowering therapy. PC purity and relative percentage composition have been suggested as primary reasons why the original Cuban PC (OPC) supplements possess lipid-lowering efficacy.

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service