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E4637

Sigma-Aldrich

Elaidic acid

≥99.0% (GC)

Synonym(s):

Oleic acid, trans-9-Octadecenoic acid, trans-Oleic acid

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)7CH=CH(CH2)7COOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
282.46
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1726543
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.25

biological source

semisynthetic

Quality Level

assay

≥99.0% (GC)

form

powder

bp

288 °C/100 mmHg (lit.)

mp

42-44 °C (lit.)

functional group

oleic acid

lipid type

unsaturated FAs

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CCCCCCCC\C=C\CCCCCCCC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C18H34O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20/h9-10H,2-8,11-17H2,1H3,(H,19,20)/b10-9+

InChI key

ZQPPMHVWECSIRJ-MDZDMXLPSA-N

Gene Information

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 1

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)


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U McCloy et al.
Journal of lipid research, 45(3), 474-485 (2003-12-18)
Altered use of different dietary fatty acids may contribute to several chronic diseases, including obesity, noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease. However, few comparative data are available to support this link, so the goal of the present study was to
G Andrei et al.
Antiviral research, 45(3), 157-167 (2000-04-20)
A fatty acid derivative of ganciclovir (GCV), elaidic acid ganciclovir (E-GCV), has been evaluated for its inhibitory activity against laboratory and clinical strains of herpes simplex type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2), varicella-zoster virus (VZV) and human cytomegalovirus (HCMV)
Nima Sanadgol et al.
Clinical biochemistry, 43(12), 968-972 (2010-05-11)
Elaidic acid, the predominant trans-fatty acid in industrially hydrogenated oils, exists on high levels in Iranian hydrogenated oils and margarines. This study was undertaken to investigate the effect of elaidic acid and its cis-counterpart oleic acid on expression of ICAM-1
Suzanne E Dorfman et al.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 17(6), 1200-1207 (2009-07-09)
Dietary trans-fatty acids are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease and have been implicated in the incidence of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). It is established that high-fat saturated diets, relative to low-fat diets, induce adiposity and
Patricia Burriel et al.
Physical review letters, 100(13), 134503-134503 (2008-06-04)
An anomalously long transient is needed to achieve a steady pressurization of a fluid when forced to flow through micronarrowed channels under constant mechanical driving. This phenomenon, known as the "bottleneck effect" is here revisited from a different perspective, by

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