15-METHYLHEXADECANOIC ACID Chemical Properties

Melting point:

59.5-60 °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 

A solid

pka

4.78±0.10(Predicted)

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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15-METHYLHEXADECANOIC ACID Usage And Synthesis

Description

15-methyl Palmitic acid is a methylated fatty acid that has been found in bacteria, bovine milk fat, one-humped camel (C. dromedarius) meat and fat, and in rabbit perirenal lipids. It is also found in human breast milk and levels are decreased in mature breast milk compared to colostrum. [Matreya, LLC. Catalog No. 1606]

Uses

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

Definition

ChEBI: A branched-chain saturated fatty acid comprising hexadecanoic (palmitic) acid substituted at position 15 by a methyl group.

References

[1] CLEMENTE LóPEZ-BOTE. Dietary Fat Reduces Odd-Numbered and Branched-Chain Fatty Acids in Depot Lipids of Rabbits[J]. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 1999, 73 4: 517-524. DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0010(199704)73:4<517::aid-jsfa766>3.0.co;2-g
[2] HENRY H LE. Host hepatic metabolism is modulated by gut microbiota-derived sphingolipids.[J]. Cell host & microbe, 2022, 30 6: 798-808.e7. DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2022.05.002

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