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H3500

Sigma-Aldrich

Heptadecanoic acid

≥98%

Synonym(s):

C17:0, Heptadecylic acid, Margaric acid, NSC 3743

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)15COOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
270.45
Beilstein:
1781004
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.25

biological source

synthetic

Quality Level

Assay

≥98%

form

powder

bp

227 °C/100 mmHg (lit.)

mp

59-61 °C (lit.)

functional group

carboxylic acid

lipid type

saturated FAs

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C17H34O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17(18)19/h2-16H2,1H3,(H,18,19)

InChI key

KEMQGTRYUADPNZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Margaric acid (Heptadecanoic acid, C17) may be used as a reference during the analysis of medium-chain fatty acids from biomaterials such as seed oils and plant and animal oils.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Dong-Gyun Lim et al.
Korean journal for food science of animal resources, 34(2), 185-191 (2014-01-01)
This study was performed to determine the meat quality characteristics of pork loin and belly from 3 different three-way crossbred pigs: Yorkshire × Landrace × Duroc (YLD), Yorkshire × Chester White × Yorkshire (YCY), and Yorkshire × Berkshire × Duroc
Louwrens C Hoffman et al.
Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 9(5) (2020-05-21)
The common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) has historically been hunted and consumed by rural communities throughout its distribution range in Africa. This study aims to develop a processed product from warthog meat in the form of back bacon (Longissimus thoracis et
Sheetal Saini et al.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 10, 406-406 (2020-08-28)
Visceral leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by Leishmania (L.) donovani parasite in the Indian subcontinent. Macrophages (mϕ) are the harboring cells for parasite and their interactions dictate the pathogenesis of this disease. Polyunsaturated fatty acids are an integral
Dong-Gyun Lim et al.
Korean journal for food science of animal resources, 34(3), 287-296 (2014-01-01)
The physicochemical and functional traits for loin muscles of Hanwoo steers were compared by quality grade (QG). A total of 500 Hanwoo steers were slaughtered, their carcasses were categorized into four groups (QG 1++, 1+, 1, and 2), and the
Siyu Chen et al.
Environmental science & technology, 53(15), 9252-9259 (2019-07-11)
Plant fatty acids have indispensable physiological functions and nutritional value. However, the overuse of herbicides may cause phytotoxic disturbances of fatty acids in nontarget plants while spraying for weeds. Evidence has shown that the herbicide dichlorprop can inhibit the activity

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