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T9126

Glyceryl trioctanoate

≥95% (GC)

Synonym(s):

1,2,3-Tricapryloylglycerol, 1,2,3-Trioctanoylglycerol, Glycerol tricaprylate, Glycerol trioctanoate, Glyceryl tricaprylate, Tricaprylin, Trioctanoin

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Linear Formula:
[CH3(CH2)6COOCH2]2CHOCO(CH2)6CH3
CAS Number:
538-23-8
Molecular Weight:
470.68
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
24900584
EC Number:
208-686-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1717202
MDL number:
MFCD00036236

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Product Name

Glyceryl trioctanoate, ≥95% (GC)

InChI key

VLPFTAMPNXLGLX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C27H50O6/c1-4-7-10-13-16-19-25(28)31-22-24(33-27(30)21-18-15-12-9-6-3)23-32-26(29)20-17-14-11-8-5-2/h24H,4-23H2,1-3H3

SMILES string

CCCCCCCC(=O)OCC(COC(=O)CCCCCCC)OC(=O)CCCCCCC

biological source

vegetable oil ( (coconut and palm kernel oils))

assay

≥95% (GC)

form

liquid

bp

233 °C/1 mmHg (lit.)

density

0.956 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

functional group

ester

lipid type

neutral glycerides

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

2-8°C

Quality Level

100

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Application

Glyceryl trioctanoate has been used:
  • as a solvent for quercetin dihydrate and used to study its healing effect on full thickness epidermal burn wound in Wistar
  • in the preparation of homogenous solution of silver complexes with different ligands to study its healing effect in a Wistar rat model of full-thickness burn
  • in the preparation of oil-water emulsions

Biochem/physiol Actions

Glyceryl trioctanoate might serve as a skin softening agent. It possesses caprylic acid as the aliphatic chain.

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

awg

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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Lot/Batch Number
BCCL6476
BCCJ0535
BCCF8350
BCCF1856
BCCC9186

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Healing effects of quercetin on full thickness epidermal thermal injury in Wistar rats.
Gouma E, et al.
International journal of phytomedicine, 277-281 (2016)
Influence of emulsifier structure on lipid bioaccessibility in oil-water nanoemulsions
Speranza A, et al.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 61(26), 6505-6515 (2013)
The
Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary, 180-180 (2014)
In vitro digestion of fish oils rich in n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids studied in emulsion and at the oil-water interface
Marze S, et al.
Food & Function, 4(2), 231-239 (2013)
M K McKenna et al.
Cancer biology & therapy, 16(7), 1088-1098 (2015-05-29)
Withaferin A (WA), a withanolide from the plant, Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) used in Ayurvedic medicine, has been found to be valuable in the treatment of several medical ailments. WA has been found to have anticancer activity against various solid tumors
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