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Palmitic Acid

Catalog No. DB03796 Name DrugBank
CAS Number 57-10-3 Website http://www.ualberta.ca/
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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
hexadecanoic acid
IUPAC Traditional name
palmitic acid
Synonyms
Hexadecanoic acid
Palmitinsaeure
Hexaectylic acid
1-Hexyldecanoic Acid
FAT
Hexadecylic acid
Palmitinic acid
Palmitate
1-Pentadecanecarboxylic acid
Hexadecoic acid
Hexadecanoate

DATABASE IDS

PubChem CID 985
PubChem SID 46506400
CAS Number 57-10-3

PROPERTIES

Hydrophobicity(logP) 7.17 [SANGSTER (1993)]
Solubility 4e-05 mg/mL at 25 oC [ROBB.ID (1966)]

DETAILS

Description (English)
Item Information
Drug Groups experimental
Description A common saturated fatty acid found in fats and waxes including olive oil, palm oil, and body lipids. [PubChem]
Pharmacology Palmitic acid is the first fatty acid produced during lipogenesis (fatty acid synthesis) and from which longer fatty acids can be produced. Palmitate negatively feeds back on acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) which is responsible for converting acetyl-ACP to malonyl-ACP on the growing acyl chain, thus preventing further palmitate generation
Toxicity Acute oral toxicity (LD50) in rat is >10000 mg/kg
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