Ethyl Laurate(Ethyl Dodecanoate)

• CAT Number: R043942
• CAS Number: 106-33-2
• Molecular Formula: C14H28O2
• Molecular Weight: 228.376
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: Ethyl Dodecanoate; Ethyl Dodecylate; Ethyl Laurinate; Ethyl n-Dodecanoate; NSC 83467; NSC 8912
• Storage: -20°C
• IUPAC Name: ethyl dodecanoate
• InChI: InChI=1S/C14H28O2/c1-3-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14(15)16-4-2/h3-13H2,1-2H3
• InChIKey: MMXKVMNBHPAILY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC

Lauric acid is a common 12-<wbr></wbr>carbon saturated fatty acid plentiful in coconut and other nut oils. Saturated fatty acids induce the expression of cyclooxygenase-<wbr></wbr>2, an effect that is significant at 25 µM in RAW 264.7 cells, with lauric acid being the most potent of the C:8-<wbr></wbr>18 fatty acids. Lauric acid ethyl ester is a more lipophilic and less toxic form of the free acid. It is one of the medium-<wbr></wbr>chain fatty acid ethyl esters that is released during the anaerobic fermentation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae along with the free acid.