Pentadecanoic Acid

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  • CAT Number: R039988
  • CAS Number: 1002-84-2
  • Molecular Formula: C15H30O2
  • Molecular Weight: 242.403
  • Purity: ≥95%
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Pentadecanoic acid is a 15:0 saturated fatty acid found in esterified form in the lipids of many bacterial species and in the milk fat of ruminants. It has been used as a biological marker for the intake of dairy fat in the assessment of metabolic risk factors.


Catalog Number R039988
CAS Number 1002-84-2
Synonyms

Pentadecylic Acid; n-Pentadecanoic Acid; 14FA; NSC 28486;

Molecular Formula C15H30O2
Purity ≥95%
Storage -20°C
IUPAC Name pentadecanoic acid
InChI InChI=1S/C15H30O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15(16)17/h2-14H2,1H3,(H,16,17)
InChIKey WQEPLUUGTLDZJY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
Reference

<br>1. C. Skeaff et al. “Dietary-Induced Changes in Fatty Acid Composition of Human Plasma, Platelet, and Erythrocyte Lipids Follow a Similar Time Course” The Journal of Nutrition, vol. 136 pp. 565-569, 2006<br>2. A. Smedman et al. “Pentadecanoic acid in serum as a marker for intake of milk fat: relations between intake of milk fat and metabolic risk factors” American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 69 pp. 22-29, 1999</br></br>

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