Heptadecanoic acid

Heptadecanoic acid

• SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O
• Formula: C17H34O2

• Purity: 0.9989
• CAS#: 506-12-7
• Molecular Weight: 270.457
• Bioactivity: Heptadecanoic acid is a fatty acid of exogenous (primarily ruminant) origin. Many "odd" length long chain amino acids are derived from the consumption of dairy fats (milk and meat). Heptadecanoic acid constitutes 0.61% of milk fat and 0.83% of ruminant meat fat. The content of heptadecanoic acid in the subcutaneous adipose tissue of humans appears to be a good biological marker of long-term milk fat intake in free-living individuals in populations with high consumption of dairy products.

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