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Sigma-Aldrich

Linoleamide

≥98% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

(9Z,12Z)-9,12-Octadecadienamide, Linoleic acid amide

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H33NO
CAS Number:
3999-01-7
Molecular Weight:
279.46
MDL number:
MFCD00798239
UNSPSC Code:
12352202
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

storage condition

desiccated

color

white to beige

solubility

DMSO: 2 mg/mL, clear

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

NC(CCCCCCC/C=C\C/C=C\CCCCC)=O

InChI

1S/C18H33NO/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20/h6-7,9-10H,2-5,8,11-17H2,1H3,(H2,19,20)/b7-6-,10-9-

InChI key

SFIHQZFZMWZOJV-HZJYTTRNSA-N

Biochem/physiol Actions

Linoleamide is an endogenous lipid, that stimulates sleep in cats, rats and humans.
Linoleamide is an endogenous primary fatty acid amide (PFAM) signaling lipid that modulates intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis. It has been shown to inhibit of SPCA2, a Golgi secretory pathway Ca(2+)-ATPase that transports ions of Ca2+ and Mn2+ and also to inhibit SPCA1a and the Ca2+-ATPase activity of three sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) pump isoforms. It is thought to be involved in a variety of biological activities including regulation of sleep.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Linoleamide, a brain lipid that induces sleep, increases cytosolic Ca2+ levels in MDCK renal tubular cells
Huang J K, et al.
Life Sciences, 68(9), 997-1004 (2001)
Jialin Chen et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 292(17), 6938-6951 (2017-03-08)
The Golgi/secretory pathway Ca
Emma K Farrell et al.
Journal of lipid research, 53(2), 247-256 (2011-11-19)
Primary fatty acid amides (PFAM) are important signaling molecules in the mammalian nervous system, binding to many drug receptors and demonstrating control over sleep, locomotion, angiogenesis, and many other processes. Oleamide is the best-studied of the primary fatty acid amides
Sachiko Yamamoto et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1861(1 Pt A), 3399-3405 (2016-09-07)
SERCA maintains intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis by sequestering cytosolic Ca2+ into SR/ER stores. Two primary fatty acid amides (PFAAs), oleamide (18:19-cis) and linoleamide (18:29,12-cis), induce an increase in intracellular Ca2+ levels, which might be caused by their inhibition of SERCA. Three

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