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E4637

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:
112-79-8
Molecular Weight:
282.46
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
24894568
EC Number:
204-006-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1726543
MDL number:
MFCD00063954

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InChI key

ZQPPMHVWECSIRJ-MDZDMXLPSA-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

semisynthetic

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

Quality Level

200

Gene Information

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

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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SLCL3285
SLCH4245
SLCF0112
SLBZ6345
SLBV5857

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Nuria Granados et al.
The British journal of nutrition, 105(8), 1226-1234 (2011-01-07)
Trans-fatty acids (TFA) and cis-monounsaturated fat appear to exert detrimental and beneficial effects, respectively, on glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity. Adipose tissue and skeletal muscle are a source of signalling proteins (adipokines and myokines), some of which have been related
Véronique Chajès et al.
Nutrition and cancer, 63(8), 1235-1250 (2011-11-03)
Elaidic acid is the main unnatural trans fatty acid isomer occurring during partial hydrogenation of vegetable oils used as ingredients for the formulation of processed foods. The main objective is to assess associations between processed food intakes and plasma phospholipid
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
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