557-59-5 Usage
Description
Lignoceric acid is a 24-carbon saturated (24:0) fatty acid. In mammals, it is synthesized during brain development and is found in cerebrosides. The deficient peroxisomal oxidation of very-long-chain fatty acids, including lignoceric acid, contributes to certain syndromes, including Zellweger cerebro-hepato-renal syndrome and X chromosome-linked adrenoleukodystrophy. Lignoceric acid is also a by-product of lignin production.
Uses
Tetracosanoic Acid is a chemical component of a dried mushroom powder exhibiting antioxidant properties. It is a long chain fatty acid present in peanut oil.
Definition
ChEBI: A C24 straight-chain saturated fatty acid.
Purification Methods
Crystallise the acid from acetic acid, Me2CO, toluene, pet ether/Me2CO or*C6H6/Me2CO. [Beilstein 2 IV 1301.]
Check Digit Verification of cas no
The CAS Registry Mumber 557-59-5 includes 6 digits separated into 3 groups by hyphens. The first part of the number,starting from the left, has 3 digits, 5,5 and 7 respectively; the second part has 2 digits, 5 and 9 respectively.
Calculate Digit Verification of CAS Registry Number 557-59:
(5*5)+(4*5)+(3*7)+(2*5)+(1*9)=85
85 % 10 = 5
So 557-59-5 is a valid CAS Registry Number.
InChI:InChI=1S/C24H48O2/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)26/h2-23H2,1H3,(H,25,26)
557-59-5Relevant articles and documents
De Lederkremer et al.
, p. 263,265 (1977)
METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF LIGNOCERIC ACID
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Page/Page column 3-4, (2012/06/01)
The invention is related to a process for production of lignoceric acid from mixtures of long-chain aliphatic alcohols that contain lignoceric alcohol, wherein the process consists in oxidizing the mixture in a biphasic catalytic system using quaternary ammonium peroxotungstophosphate as a catalyst and hydrogen peroxide as an oxidant, followed by several physical or chemical unitary steps to separate and purify the lignoceric acid.
Structure of a novel diterpenoid ester, fritillahupehin from bulbs of Fritillaria hupehensis Hsiao and K.C. Hsia
Ruan, Hanli,Zhang, Yonghui,Wu, Jizhou,Deng, Shukai,Sun, Handong,Fujita, Tetsuro
, p. 288 - 291 (2007/10/03)
A new diterpenoid ester, fritillahupehin (1) together with three known fatty acids: palmitic acid (2), lignoceric acid (3) and azelaic acid (4) were isolated from the bulbs of Fritillaria hupehensis Hsiao and K.C. Hsia. The structure of fritillahupehin has been established to be ent-kauran-16β-yl lignocerate by means of spectroscopic and chemical evidence. Compounds 2-4 were isolated from Fritillaria sp. for the first time.