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O1383

Oleic acid

suitable for cell culture, BioReagent

Synonym(s):

cis-9-Octadecenoic acid, Elainic acid

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)7CH=CH(CH2)7COOH
CAS Number:
112-80-1
Molecular Weight:
282.46
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
NACRES:
NA.75
PubChem Substance ID:
24897941
EC Number:
204-007-1
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1726542
MDL number:
MFCD00064242

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Product Name

Oleic acid, suitable for cell culture, BioReagent

InChI key

ZQPPMHVWECSIRJ-KTKRTIGZSA-N

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-

SMILES string

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

biological source

palm oil

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 176 °C)

product line

BioReagent

assay

≥99% (GC)

form

viscous liquid

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.459 (lit.)

bp

194-195 °C/1.2 mmHg (lit.)

mp

13-14 °C (lit.)

solubility

ethanol: soluble

density

0.89 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
0.89 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

−20°C

Quality Level

200

Gene Information

human ... SOAT1(6646), SOAT2(8435)

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Application

Oleic acid has been used:
  • in fatty acid oxidation rate experiments in myotubes and in Sirt1 enzyme assay
  • to determine quantitatively its effect on lipid droplets by optical diffraction tomography
  • as a fatty acid source in the medium for primary hepatocyte culture

Disclaimer

Unsaturated fatty acids are subject to oxidation and peroxidation. Consider complexed fatty acid supplements.

General description

Oleic acid is a mono-unsaturated omega-9 fatty acid created by dehydrogenation of stearic acid. It is then further dehydrogenated and elongated to create members of the n-9 family of fatty acids. Oleic acid is not an essential fatty acid (EFA); however, providing it to cells in culture reduces energy demand.
Oleic acid mediates complete oxidation of fatty acid in sirtuin1- proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator−1α (SIRT1-PGC-1α) signalling pathway. Oleic acid shows anti-inflammatory properties related to atherosclerosis and insulin resistant state. Oleic acid inhibits permeability in gap junctions and promotes glucose uptake in astrocytes. Oleic acid aids in neural cell proliferation by increasing glucose uptake and by protein kinase C (PKC) activation. Oleic acid is essential for axonal growth and neuronal clustering.

Packaging

Sealed ampule.

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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SLCJ8227
SLCG3574
SLCB8616
SLBZ5247
SLBV7859

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Three-dimensional label-free imaging and quantification of lipid droplets in live hepatocytes
Kim K, et al.
Scientific Reports, 6(10), 36815-36815 (2016)
Beneficial effect of fish oil on human brain (2009)
The role of proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1alpha in the fatty-acid-dependent transcriptional control of interleukin-10 in hepatic cells of rodents
Morari J, et al.
Metabolism, Clinical and Experimental, 59(2), 215-223 (2010)
Oleic acid stimulates complete oxidation of fatty acids through protein kinase A-dependent activation of SIRT1-PGC1alpha complex
Lim JH, et al.
The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 288(10), 7117-7126 (2013)
Veijo T Salo et al.
Developmental cell, 50(4), 478-493 (2019-06-11)
Seipin is an oligomeric integral endoplasmic reticulum (ER) protein involved in lipid droplet (LD) biogenesis. To study the role of seipin in LD formation, we relocalized it to the nuclear envelope and found that LDs formed at these new seipin-defined
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