Stearic acid-13C18

• CAT Number: S000756
• CAS Number: 287100-83-8
• Molecular Formula: 13C18H36O2
• Molecular Weight: 302.35
• Purity: ≥95%
• IUPAC Name: (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18-13C18)octadecanoic acid
• InChI: InChI=1S/C18H36O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20/h2-17H2,1H3,(H,19,20)/i1+1,2+1,3+1,4+1,5+1,6+1,7+1,8+1,9+1,10+1,11+1,12+1,13+1,14+1,15+1,16+1,17+1,18+1
• InChIKey: QIQXTHQIDYTFRH-HXPQJNGISA-N
• SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O

Stearic acid-13C18（Cat No.:S000756） is a carbon-13 labeled version of stearic acid, a saturated long-chain fatty acid prevalent in animal fats and vegetable oils. This compound, with the formula C18^(13)C18H36O2, has all eighteen carbon atoms enriched with the stable isotope carbon-13. This comprehensive labeling significantly enhances its visibility in spectroscopic analyses like NMR, allowing a detailed study of metabolic pathways and interactions. Stearic acid-13C18 is crucial for research in lipid metabolism, providing insights into how this fatty acid is processed and utilized in biological systems, and its implications for health and disease.