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177490

Sigma-Aldrich

16-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid

98%

Synonym(s):

16-Hydroxypalmitic acid, Juniperic acid

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
HO(CH2)15CO2H
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
272.42
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1783998
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

assay

98%

form

solid

mp

94-98 °C (lit.)

functional group

carboxylic acid
hydroxyl

SMILES string

OCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C16H32O3/c17-15-13-11-9-7-5-3-1-2-4-6-8-10-12-14-16(18)19/h17H,1-15H2,(H,18,19)

InChI key

UGAGPNKCDRTDHP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

16-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid was used in the synthesis of dihydroxypalmitic acids. It was also used to induce the expression of two GRP genes of Arabidopsis thaliana, AtGRP5 and AtGRP23.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)


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Glycine-rich proteins (GRPs) belong to a large family of heterogenous proteins that are enriched in glycine residues. The expression of two GRP genes of Arabidopsis thaliana, AtGRP5 and AtGRP23, was induced by 16-hydroxypalmitic acid (HPA), a major component of cutin.

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