14-METHYLHEXADECANOIC ACID Chemical Properties

Melting point:

36.8 °C

Boiling point:

358.05°C (estimate)

Density 

0.8791 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.4405 (estimate)

storage temp. 

2-8°C

solubility 

Chloroform: Soluble,Ethanol: Soluble,Ether: Soluble

form 

powder

pka

4.78±0.10(Predicted)

biological source

synthetic (organic)

LogP

7.500 (est)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36

WGK Germany 

3

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14-METHYLHEXADECANOIC ACID Usage And Synthesis

Description

14-methyl Palmitic acid is a methylated fatty acid that has been found in bacteria, bovine milk fat, Aegean jellyfish (A. aurita), and one-humped camel (C. dromedarius) meat and fat. It is also found in human breast milk and levels are decreased in mature breast milk compared to colostrum. 14-methyl Palmitic acid is produced in Florida manatee (T. manatus latirostris) liver in response to brevetoxin exposure. [Matreya, LLC. Catalog No. 1616]

Uses

14-Methylhexadecanoic acid is a biochemical reagent that can be used as a biological material or organic compound for life science related research.

Definition

ChEBI: 14-methylhexadecanoic acid is a methyl-branched fatty acid that is hexadecanoic acid (palmitic acid) substituted by a methyl group at position 14. It has a role as a plant metabolite and a mammalian metabolite. It is a methyl-branched fatty acid, a branched-chain saturated fatty acid and a long-chain fatty acid. It is functionally related to a hexadecanoic acid.

References

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[2] ANIKA HENKE . Effect of dietary quebracho tannin extract on milk fatty acid composition in cows[J]. Journal of Dairy Science, 2017, 100 8: Pages 6229-6238. DOI: 10.3168/jds.2016-12149
[3] DIMITRIOS M. KARIOTOGLOU  Sofia K M. Sphingophosphonolipids, phospholipids, and fatty acids from aegean jellyfish Aurelia aurita[J]. Lipids, 2001, 36 11. DOI: 10.1007/s11745-001-0840-3
[4] TARIK N. RAWDAH  Sherif A K  M Zamil El Faer. Fatty acid composition of the meat and fat of the one-humped camel (camelus dromedarius)[J]. Meat Science, 1994, 37 1: Pages 149-155. DOI: 10.1016/0309-1740(94)90151-1
[5] JIE L, QI C, SUN J, et al. The impact of lactation and gestational age on the composition of branched-chain fatty acids in human breast milk[J]. Food & Function, 2018, 3: 1747-1754. DOI: 10.1039/c7fo01979c
[6] DANA L. WETZEL . Fatty acid profiles as a potential lipidomic biomarker of exposure to brevetoxin for endangered Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris)[J]. Science of the Total Environment, 2010, 408 24: Pages 6124-6133. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.08.043

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