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P5177

Sigma-Aldrich

Methyl palmitate

≥99% (capillary GC)

Synonym(s):

n-Hexadecanoic acid methyl ester, Methyl hexadecanoate, Palmitic acid methyl ester

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)14CO2CH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
270.45
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1780973
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.25

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biological source

plant (palm)

Quality Level

assay

≥99% (capillary GC)

form

solid

refractive index

n20/D 1.4512 (lit.)

bp

185 °C/10 mmHg (lit.)

mp

32-35 °C (lit.)

density

0.852 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

ester

lipid type

saturated FAs

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC

InChI

1S/C17H34O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17(18)19-2/h3-16H2,1-2H3

InChI key

FLIACVVOZYBSBS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Methyl palmitate (PAME), a fatty acid ester of palmitic acid, is a muscurinic receptors antagonist.[1] Methyl palmitate functions as a vasodilator and relaxes the arterioles in retina upon electrical depolarization.[2] In the superior cervical ganglion, methyl palmitate modulates nicotinic receptor.[3] Endogenous methyl palmitate modulates nicotinic receptor-mediated transmission in the superior cervical ganglion.[3] PAME activates Kv7 channels and promotes perivascular adipose tissue.[4]

Application

Methyl palmitate has been used to test impact of cerebral blood flow using laser doppler flowmetry (LDF) experiments [5] and as a standard to determine retention indices (RIs) using gas chromatograph−mass spectrometer[6]

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113.0 °C - closed cup

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Endogenous methyl palmitate modulates nicotinic receptor-mediated transmission in the superior cervical ganglion
Lin HW, et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 1051(49), 19526-19531 (2008)
Terminal double bonds in the alkenes and acetates of defensive secretion from the thrips Suocerathrips linguis Mound & Marullo, 1994 (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae)
Gehlsen U, et al.
Chemoecology, 19(2), 97-102 (2009)
Palmitic acid methyl ester and its relation to control of tone of human visceral arteries and rat aortas by perivascular adipose tissue
Wang N, et al.
Frontiers in Physiology, 9 (2018)
Jiao Liu et al.
Biotechnology for biofuels, 8, 229-229 (2016-01-01)
Fatty acid composition is an important physiological parameter of microalgae, which is taken as the third generation alternative resource of biodiesel. To boost microalgal research and applications, a convenient, rapid, and acid-catalyzed transesterification procedure that satisfies the demand for the
Palmitic acid methyl ester is a novel neuroprotective agent against cardiac arrest
Lee RHC, et al.
Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes, and Essential Fatty Acids (2018)

Protocols

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