10-Oxooctadecanoic acid
Based on 1 Customer Validation
10-Oxooctadecanoic acid is an oxo fatty acid that can be isolated from mature adipocere in human remains that have been deceased for 6 months. 10-Oxooctadecanoic acid, together with monohydroxy fatty acids, promotes the enhancement and stabilization of adipocere formation.
For research use only. We do not sell to patients.
- CAS No.: 4158-12-7
- Formula: C18H34O3
- Molecular Weight:298.46
-
Storage:
Store at room temperature 3 years.
In solvent -80°C, 2 years , -20°C, 1 year
All Endogenous Metabolite Isoforms
More
Biological Activity
10-oxooctadecanoic acid constitutes 0.9% and 1.5% by weight of total fatty acids in two human sea-derived adipocere samples with estimated 6-month post-mortal periods, and is not detected in a sample with an estimated 3-month post-mortal period[1].
MedChemExpress (MCE) has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.
Chemical Information
-
CAS No. 4158-12-7
-
Appearance Solid
-
Molecular Weight 298.46
-
Formula C18H34O3
-
SMILES
CCCCCCCCC(=O)CCCCCCCCC(=O)O
-
Structure Classification
-
Initial Source
adipocere
-
Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.
-
Storage
Store at room temperature 3 years
In solvent -80°C 2 years -20°C 1 year
Purity & Documentation
-
Data Sheet (260 KB)
-
SDS (393 KB)
- English - EN (393 KB)
- Français - FR (393 KB)
- Deutsch - DE (393 KB)
- Norwegian - NO (393 KB)
- Español - ES (393 KB)
- Swedish - SV (393 KB)
- Italian - IT (393 KB)
- Korean - KR (393 KB)
- Portuguese - PT (393 KB)
-
Handling Instructions (2659 KB)
References
Calculators
Concentration (start) × Volume (start) = Concentration (final) × Volume (final)