Palmitoleic acid
SIGMA/P9417 - ≥98.5% (GC), liquid
Synonym: cis-9-Palmitoleic acid; cis-9-Hexadecenoic acid
CAS Number: 373-49-9
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C16H30O2
Molecular Weight: 254.41
EC Number: 206-765-9
MDL Number: MFCD00004437
Linear Formula: CH3(CH2)5CH=CH(CH2)7COOH
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | ≥98.5% (GC) |
| biological source | Macadamia integrifolia |
| bp | 162 °C/0.6 mmHg (lit.) |
| density | 0.895 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.) |
| form | liquid |
| functional group | carboxylic acid |
| oleic acid | |
| InChI | 1S/C16H30O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6- |
| InChI key | SECPZKHBENQXJG-FPLPWBNLSA |
| lipid type | unsaturated FAs |
| mp | 0.5 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 300 ![]() |
| refractive index | n |
| shipped in | ambient |
| SMILES string | CCCCCCC=C/CCCCCCCC(O)=O |
| storage temp. | −20°C |
| Application: | Palmitoleic acid has been used: • to supplement Minimum Essential Media alpha (MEMα) to culture mouse spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) • as a component of a defined serum-free medium for the long-term propagation of SSCs • in Dulbecco′s Modified Eagle Medium (DMEM) in the media for fatty acid treatment to assure a physiologic ratio between bound and unbound free fatty acid (FFA) |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | Palmitoleic acid is a 16-carbon, omega-7, monounsaturated fatty acid that is enriched in the triglycerides of human adipose tissue and in liver. |
| Packaging: | 1, 5 g in ampule |
| Packaging: | 100 mg in ampule |
| Symbol | GHS07 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H315 - H319 - H335 - H413 |
| Precautionary statements | P261 - P264 - P271 - P273 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | Xi |
| Risk Statements | 36/37/38 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36 |
| RIDADR | NA 1993 / PGIII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | 143.6 °F - closed cup |
| Flash Point(C) | 62 °C - closed cup |
| Purity | ≥98.5% (GC) |
| bp | 162 °C/0.6 mmHg (lit.) |
| mp | 0.5 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 0.895 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.) |
| Refractive Index | n |
| Storage Temp. | −20°C |
| UNSPSC | 12352211 |


