Description
A monounsaturated fatty acid; a major component of membrane phospholipids; inhibits collagen-stimulated platelet aggregation at 10 µg/ml; inhibits fMLF-induced neutrophil aggregation and degranulation at 5 µM; induces release of intracellular calcium in human platelets at 60 µM; increases TNF-α, IL-8, IL-6, and IL-1β production, neutrophil accumulation, and apoptotic and necrotic cell death in mouse lung
Formal name: 9Z-octadecenoic acid
Synonyms: cis-9-Octadecenoic acid
Molecular weight: 282.5
CAS: 112-80-1
Purity: ≥98%
Formulation: A solution in ethanol