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C5038

Sodium octanoate

≥99% (capillary GC)

Synonym(s):

Caprylic acid sodium salt, Octanoic acid sodium salt, Sodium caprylate

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)6COONa
CAS Number:
1984-06-1
Molecular Weight:
166.19
UNSPSC Code:
12352107
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
24892747
EC Number:
217-850-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3597723
MDL number:
MFCD00058511

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Product Name

Sodium octanoate, ≥99% (capillary GC)

InChI key

BYKRNSHANADUFY-UHFFFAOYSA-M

InChI

1S/C8H16O2.Na/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8(9)10;/h2-7H2,1H3,(H,9,10);/q;+1/p-1

SMILES string

[Na+].CCCCCCCC([O-])=O

biological source

synthetic

description

anionic

assay

≥99% (capillary GC)

form

powder

mol wt

166.19 g/mol

mp

240.3 °C ((lit.))

solubility

water: 50 mg/mL

functional group

ester

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

room temp

Quality Level

200

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Application

Sodium octanoate may be used as a protein stabilizer for molecules such as albumin and fibrinogen under conditions such heat sterilization.

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GHS07

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Warning

hcodes

H315,H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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Rosario Pignatello et al.
Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 12(6) (2019-03-17)
A biodegradable poly(3-R-hydroxyalkanoate) synthesized by Pseudomonas mediterranea was investigated as a biomaterial to obtain colloidal drug delivery systems. Using a nanoprecipitation method, nanoparticles with a mean size of 155 nm and a negative surface charge were formed. They can be
Makoto Anraku et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1702(1), 9-17 (2004-09-29)
The capability of octanoate, N-acetyl-L-tryptophanate (N-AcTrp) and other ions of fatty acids and amino acids to stabilize human serum albumin (HSA) against thermal and oxidative stress was studied. Native-PAGE showed that octanoate, and more hydrophobic fatty acids anions, stabilizes the
Nina Dinjaski et al.
Biomaterials, 35(1), 14-24 (2013-10-08)
Biomaterial-associated infections represent a significant clinical problem, and treatment of these microbial infections is becoming troublesome due to the increasing number of antibiotic-resistant strains. Here, we report a naturally functionalized bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHACOS) with antibacterial properties. We demonstrate that PHACOS
Sabri Ahmed Rial et al.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 23(9) (2018-09-14)
Metabolic illnesses such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are in constant increase worldwide. Highly consumed long chain fatty acids (LCFA) are among the most obesogenic and steatogenic nutrients. Hepatic steatosis is associated with several complications such as insulin resistance.
Andrea S Pereyra et al.
Journal of lipid research, 62, 100069-100069 (2021-03-25)
Long-chain fatty acid oxidation is frequently impaired in primary and systemic metabolic diseases affecting the heart; thus, therapeutically increasing reliance on normally minor energetic substrates, such as ketones and medium-chain fatty acids, could benefit cardiac health. However, the molecular fundamentals
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