Skip to Content
Merck
All Photos(3)

Key Documents

S0802

Sigma-Aldrich

Stearoyl coenzyme A lithium salt

≥90%

Synonym(s):

n-Octadecanoyl Coenzyme A

Sign Into View Organizational & Contract Pricing


About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C39H70N7O17P3S
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
1034.00
UNSPSC Code:
41106305
NACRES:
NA.51

Assay

≥90%

storage temp.

−20°C

Application

Coenzyme A functions as an acyl group carrier, acetyl-CoA. Stearoyl CoA is a saturated fatty acid metabolite involved in polyunsaturated fatty acid synthesis and the PPAR signaling pathway. Stearoyl CoA is used to study the specificity and kinetics of stearoyl-CoA desaturase(s) which lead to the formation of monounsaturated fatty acids.
Stearoyl coenzyme A lithium salt may be used as a substrate in the stearoyl-CoA desaturase assay in microsomes.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Stearoyl CoA is a saturated fatty acid metabolite involved in polyunsaturated fatty acid synthesis and the PPAR signaling pathway. Stearoyl CoA is a substrate for the enzyme stearoyl-CoA desaturase. Stearoyl CoA desaturation is the crucial step in unsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis. Stearoyl CoA is converted to oleoyl-CoA by stearoyl-CoA desaturase.

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

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

R Ariel Igal
Carcinogenesis, 31(9), 1509-1515 (2010-07-03)
As part of a shift toward macromolecule production to support continuous cell proliferation, cancer cells coordinate the activation of lipid biosynthesis and the signaling networks that stimulate this process. A ubiquitous metabolic event in cancer is the constitutive activation of
Cancer cell dependence on unsaturated fatty acids implicates stearoyl-CoA desaturase as a target for cancer therapy
Roongta UV, et al.
Molecular Cancer Research, 9(11), 1551-1561 (2011)
The biosynthesis of hepatic cholesterol esters and triglycerides is impaired in mice with a disruption of the gene for stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1
Miyazaki M, et al.
The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 275(39), 30132-30138 (2000)
Loss of stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 function protects mice against adiposity
Ntambi JM, et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 99(17), 11482-11486 (2002)
M Minville-Walz et al.
Genes & nutrition, 7(2), 209-216 (2011-11-08)
Consumption of trans fatty acids is positively correlated with cardiovascular diseases and with atherogenic risk factors. Trans fatty acids might play their atherogenic effects through lipid metabolism alteration of vascular cells. Accumulation of lipids in vascular smooth muscle cells is

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