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V900604

Ricinoleic acid

Vetec™, reagent grade, 80%

Synonym(s):

(R)-12-Hydroxy-cis-9-octadecenoic acid, 12-Hydroxyoleic acid

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)5CH(OH)CH2CH=CH(CH2)7COOH
CAS Number:
141-22-0
Molecular Weight:
298.46
EC Number:
205-470-2
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
PubChem Substance ID:
329829964
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1727813
MDL number:
MFCD00084840

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InChI key

WBHHMMIMDMUBKC-QJWNTBNXSA-N

InChI

1S/C18H34O3/c1-2-3-4-11-14-17(19)15-12-9-7-5-6-8-10-13-16-18(20)21/h9,12,17,19H,2-8,10-11,13-16H2,1H3,(H,20,21)/b12-9-/t17-/m1/s1

SMILES string

CCCCCC[C@@H](O)C\C=C/CCCCCCCC(O)=O

grade

reagent grade

product line

Vetec™

assay

80%

density

0.940 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

2-8°C

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Legal Information

Vetec is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

435.2 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

224 °C - closed cup

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André Arnosti et al.
Experimental parasitology, 127(2), 569-574 (2010-11-13)
This study showed the interference of esters extracted from Ricinus communis in the secretory cycle of salivary glands of Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks, which consequently caused collateral effects on their feeding process. Ticks attached on hosts which were fed with commercial
Hisashi Yazawa et al.
Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 97(18), 8193-8203 (2013-05-24)
In an effort to produce ricinoleic acid (RA), an important natural raw material with great values as a petrochemical replacement, in Schizosaccharomyces pombe, we introduced Claviceps purpurea oleate Δ12-hydroxylase gene (CpFAH12) to S. pombe, putting it under the control of
Carolin Franzmann et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 58(7), 4223-4229 (2010-03-20)
Ergot alkaloid and ricinoleic acid contents of 63 ergot sclerotia samples from rye throughout Germany of the harvest years 2006-2009 were determined. Alkaloid contents were analyzed by means of high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD) and ricinoleic acid contents
Roman Holic et al.
Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 95(1), 179-187 (2012-03-01)
In an effort to produce ricinoleic acid (12-hydroxy-octadeca-cis-9-enoic acid: C18:1-OH) as a petrochemical replacement in a variety of industrial processes, we introduced Claviceps purpurea oleate ∆12-hydroxylase gene (CpFAH12) to Schizosaccharomyces pombe, putting it under the control of inducible nmt1 promoter.
Adrian P Brown et al.
PloS one, 7(2), e30100-e30100 (2012-02-10)
Storage triacylglycerols in castor bean seeds are enriched in the hydroxylated fatty acid ricinoleate. Extensive tissue-specific RNA-Seq transcriptome and lipid analysis will help identify components important for its biosynthesis. Storage triacylglycerols (TAGs) in the endosperm of developing castor (Ricinus communis)
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