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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C23H46O2
Molecular Weight 354.6101
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of TRICOSANOIC ACID

SMILES

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O

InChI

InChIKey=XEZVDURJDFGERA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C23H46O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23(24)25/h2-22H2,1H3,(H,24,25)

HIDE SMILES / InChI
Molecular Formula C23H46O2
Molecular Weight 354.6101
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Description

Tricosanoic acid is a long chain fatty acid. Internal standard for the quantitation of eicosapentaenoic (EPA) and docosahexaenoic (DHA) fatty acids. Tricosanoic acid stimulates hair growth. Energy source in vivo. Tricosanoic acid is found in different plant oils and extracts such as the Brazilian peppertree, but it can also be produced in the human body.

Approval Year

Unknown
149124
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
Basic research
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Cameroonian medicinal plants: pharmacology and derived natural products.
2010
Susceptibility of pancreatic beta cells to fatty acids is regulated by LXR/PPARalpha-dependent stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturase.
2009-09-29
Calculations of and evidence for chain packing stress in inverse lyotropic bicontinuous cubic phases.
2007-06-19
Structures of the high-temperature solid phases of the odd-numbered fatty acids from tridecanoic acid to tricosanoic acid.
2007
Submicrometer fiber-optic Fabry-Perot interferometer formed by use of the Langmuir-Blodgett technique.
2001-12-01
Rapid colorimetric detection of antibody-epitope recognition at a biomimetic membrane interface.
2001-01-24
Patents

Patents

EP0301725A2
1
US20110163226
1
WO2015101625A1
1

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
Unknown
Route of Administration: Unknown
In Vitro Use Guide
Tricosanoic acid (C23), in increasing concentrations (2-16 uM), resulted in progressively less hemolysis when mixed with a constant amount of S. aureus delta-toxin.
Substance Class Chemical
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Record UNII
MUC9A0MS6V
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Name Type Language
TRICOSANOIC ACID
Systematic Name English
22FA
Preferred Name English
N-TRICOSANOIC ACID
Common Name English
Code System Code Type Description
CAS
2433-96-7
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WIKIPEDIA
Tricosylic acid
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PUBCHEM
17085
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID40179067
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DRUG BANK
DB03500
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CHEBI
42394
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
219-419-7
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FDA UNII
MUC9A0MS6V
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