PRISTANIC ACID Chemical Properties

Boiling point:

408.0±13.0 °C(Predicted)

Density 

0.882±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted)

Flash point:

14 °C

storage temp. 

-20°C

solubility 

Chloroform (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)

form 

ethanol solution

pka

4.81±0.21(Predicted)

color 

Colorless to light yellow

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

F

Risk Statements 

11

Safety Statements 

7-16

RIDADR 

UN 1170 3/PG 2

WGK Germany 

1

PRISTANIC ACID Usage And Synthesis

Uses

Pristanic Acid is a lipid that has been analyzed in a toxicity profiling of free fatty acids in human pancreatic beta-cells.

Definition

ChEBI: A branched, long-chain saturated fatty acid composed of pentadecanoic acid having methyl substituents at the 2-, 6-, 10- and 14-positions.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Oxidation product of fatty acids in the diet, particularly phytanic acid. Phytanic acid is oxidized by alpha oxidation yielding pristanic acid, which is subsequently degraded by peroxisomal beta oxidation. Several inborn errors of metabolism with one or more deficiencies in the phytanic acid and pristanic acid breakdown have been described.