Description
A monounsaturated fatty acid and isomer of oleic acid; major component of plant lipids; rats fed a diet containing it have a reduction in arachidonic acid levels and an increase in linoleic acid levels in the heart, liver, and blood; has been used in a composite membrane to study plant uptake; has been used in the synthesis of new biosurfactants (sophorolipids),
Formal name: 6Z-octadecenoic acid
Synonyms: cis-Octadecenoic Acid|5-Heptadecylene-1-carboxylic Acid|Petroleinic Acid
Molecular weight: 282.5
CAS: 593-39-5
Purity: ≥98%
Formulation: A crystalline solid
Product Type|Biochemicals|Lipids|Fatty Acids||Product Type|Biochemicals|Lipids|Octadecanoids||Research Area|Lipid Biochemistry|Fatty Acids||Research Area|Plant Biology