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Behenic acid

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Docosanoic acid

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)20COOH
CAS Number:
112-85-6
Molecular Weight:
340.58
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329749569
EC Number:
204-010-8
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1792887
MDL number:
MFCD00002807

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Product Name

Behenic acid, analytical standard

InChI key

UKMSUNONTOPOIO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C22H44O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22(23)24/h2-21H2,1H3,(H,23,24)

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O

biological source

synthetic

grade

analytical standard

assay

≥99.0% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

mp

72-80 °C (lit.)
79-82 °C

application(s)

environmental
food and beverages

format

neat

functional group

carboxylic acid

Quality Level

100

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Application

Behenic acid may be used as a reference standard for the determination of behenic acid in biological samples by electron ionization-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (EI-GC-MS), in Amazonian palm berry, Euterpe oleraceae Mart. (Acai) by reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) with MS, and in commercial edible oilseeds by transmethylation followed by analysis using GC combined with flame ionization detector (FID).
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General description

Behenic acid is a saturated fatty acid with cholesterol-raising ability in humans.
This substance is listed on the positive list of the EU regulation 10/2011 for plastics intended to come into contact with food.

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

nwg

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
BCCM2890
BCCK0003
BCCK1246
BCCL0573
BCCH3827

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Determination of antioxidant compounds and antioxidant activity in commercial oilseeds for food use.
Tuberoso CIG, et al.
Food Chemistry, 103(4), 1494-1501 (2007)
Phytochemical and nutrient composition of the freeze-dried Amazonian palm berry, Euterpe oleraceae Mart.(Acai)
Schauss AG, et al.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 54(22), 8598-8603 (2006)
High sensitivity quantitative lipidomics analysis of fatty acids in biological samples by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
Quehenberger O, et al.
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids, 1811(11), 648-656 (2011)
Makiko Kojima et al.
Lipids in health and disease, 9, 77-77 (2010-07-27)
Dietary 1(3)-behenoyl-2,3(1)-dioleoyl-rac-glycerol (BOO) has been reported to inhibit pancreatic lipase activity in vitro and suppress postprandial hypertriacylglycerolemia in humans. In the present study, the anti-obesity activities of BOO and its inhibitory effects on lymphatic triacylglycerol (TAG) absorption were investigated in
Ihsan Karabulut et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 57(16), 7584-7590 (2009-08-04)
The chain length selectivity of three immobilized lipases, namely, Lipozyme TL IM from Thermomyces lanoginosus, Lipozyme RM IM from Rhizomucor miehei, and Novozym 435 from Candida antarctica, was determined in acidolysis performed in hexane using the homologous series of even
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