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H3898

Sigma-Aldrich

(±)-3-Hydroxyoctanoic acid

≥97%

Synonym(s):

3-Hydroxy caprylic acid, DL-β-Hydroxycaprylic acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C8H16O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
160.21
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.25

Assay

≥97%

form

powder or solid

functional group

carboxylic acid

lipid type

saturated FAs

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CCCCCC(O)CC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C8H16O3/c1-2-3-4-5-7(9)6-8(10)11/h7,9H,2-6H2,1H3,(H,10,11)

InChI key

NDPLAKGOSZHTPH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Biochem/physiol Actions

DL-β-Hydroxycaprylic acid is a mixture of the D and L-3-hydroxyoctanoic acid enantiomers. (R)-3-hydroxyoctanoic acid monomers are used to produce medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates that are used in medical devices and tissue engineering applications.

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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Laurianne Timbart et al.
Macromolecular bioscience, 4(11), 1014-1020 (2004-11-13)
Novel biodegradable polyester block copolymers have been synthesized by using well-defined poly(3-hydroxyoctanoate) (PHO) oligomers having a hydroxyl end group and an ester end group with M(n) values of 800, 2,500, 5,300, 8,000, or 20,000 as an elastomeric soft segment and
Guo-Qiang Chen et al.
Biomaterials, 26(33), 6565-6578 (2005-06-11)
Polyhydoxyalkanoates (PHA) are polyesters produced by microorganisms under unbalanced growth conditions. They are generally biodegradable and thermoprocessable, making them attractive as biomaterials for applications in both conventional medical devices and tissue engineering. Over the past years, PHA, particularly poly 3-hydroxybutyrate
Yasser Elbahloul et al.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 75(3), 643-651 (2008-12-03)
The suitability of Pseudomonas putida GPo1 for large-scale cultivation and production of poly(3-hydroxyoctanoate) (PHO) was investigated in this study. Three fed-batch cultivations of P. putida GPo1 at the 350- or 400-liter scale in a bioreactor with a capacity of 650
Joana Gangoiti et al.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 76(11), 3554-3560 (2010-04-20)
The extracellular medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoate (MCL-PHA) depolymerase of Pseudomonas fluorescens GK13 catalyzes the hydrolysis of poly(3-hydroxyoctanoic acid) [P(3HO)]. Based on the strong tendency of the enzyme to interact with hydrophobic materials, a low-cost method which allows the rapid and easy purification
Superb K Misra et al.
Biomacromolecules, 7(8), 2249-2258 (2006-08-15)
Polyhydroxyalkanoates are emerging as a class of biodegradable polymers for applications in tissue engineering. Members of the polyhydroxyalkanoates family encompass a wide variety of materials, from hard and brittle materials to soft and elastomeric. Over the years, efforts have been

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