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Stearic acid

Catalog No. DB03193 Name DrugBank
CAS Number 57-11-4 Website http://www.ualberta.ca/
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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
octadecanoic acid
IUPAC Traditional name
stearic acid
Brand Name
Bonderlube 235
Lunac
Prifac 2918
Flexichem B
C-Lube 10
Dermarone
Emersol 153NF
Industrene
Prodhygine
Hystrene
Synonyms
Octadecanoic acid
1-Heptadecanecarboxylic acid
Caswell No. 801D
ELA
Fatty acids C16-18
OLA
Octadecansaeure
Octadecoic acid
Cetylacetic acid
FEMA No. 3035
Isooctadecanoic acid
Isostearic acid
N-octadecanoic acidd
Stearate
Stearinsaeure

DATABASE IDS

PubChem SID 46508522
PubChem CID 5281
CAS Number 57-11-4

PROPERTIES

Hydrophobicity(logP) 8.23 [SANGSTER (1993)]
Solubility 0.000597 mg/mL at 25 oC [YALKOWSKY,SH & DANNENFELSER,RM (1992)]

DETAILS

Description (English)
Item Information
Drug Groups experimental
Description Stearic acid (IUPAC systematic name: octadecanoic acid) is one of the useful types of saturated fatty acids that comes from many animal and vegetable fats and oils. It is a waxy solid. [Wikipedia]
Toxicity Acute oral toxicity (LD50): 4640 mg/kg [Rat]. Acute dermal toxicity (LD50): >5000 mg/kg [Rabbit].

Affected Organisms
Humans and other mammals
External Links
Wikipedia

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