For research use only. Not for therapeutic Use.
Pentadecanoic acid is a 15:0 saturated fatty acid found in esterified form in the lipids of many bacterial species and in the milk fat of ruminants. It has been used as a biological marker for the intake of dairy fat in the assessment of metabolic risk factors.
| Catalog Number | R039988 |
| CAS Number | 1002-84-2 |
| Synonyms | Pentadecylic Acid; n-Pentadecanoic Acid; 14FA; NSC 28486; |
| Molecular Formula | C15H30O2 |
| Purity | ≥95% |
| Target | Endogenous Metabolite |
| Storage | -20°C |
| IUPAC Name | pentadecanoic acid |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C15H30O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15(16)17/h2-14H2,1H3,(H,16,17) |
| InChIKey | WQEPLUUGTLDZJY-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES | CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O |
| Reference | <br>1. C. Skeaff et al. “Dietary-Induced Changes in Fatty Acid Composition of Human Plasma, Platelet, and Erythrocyte Lipids Follow a Similar Time Course” The Journal of Nutrition, vol. 136 pp. 565-569, 2006<br>2. A. Smedman et al. “Pentadecanoic acid in serum as a marker for intake of milk fat: relations between intake of milk fat and metabolic risk factors” American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 69 pp. 22-29, 1999</br></br> |
