Lauric Acid

Catalog No.S4726 Batch:S472602

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Technical Data

Formula

C12H24O2

Molecular Weight 200.32 CAS No. 143-07-7
Solubility (25°C)* In vitro DMSO 40 mg/mL (199.68 mM)
Ethanol 40 mg/mL (199.68 mM)
Water Insoluble
* <1 mg/ml means slightly soluble or insoluble.
* Please note that Selleck tests the solubility of all compounds in-house, and the actual solubility may differ slightly from published values. This is normal and is due to slight batch-to-batch variations.
* Room temperature shipping (Stability testing shows this product can be shipped without any cooling measures.)

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Biological Activity

Description Lauric Acid (dodecanoic acid, N-Dodecanoic acid, Dodecylic acid) is a saturated medium-chain fatty acid with a 12-carbon backbone. Lauric acid is found naturally in various plant and animal fats and oils, and is a major component of coconut oil and palm kernel oil.
In vitro Lauric acid induces apoptosis in Caco-2 (p<0.05) and IEC-6 cells (p<0.05). In Caco-2 cells, lauric acid reduces GSH availability and generated ROS compared to butyrate(p < 0.05). Lauric acid reduces Caco-2 and IEC-6 cells in G0/G1 and arrested cells in the S and G2/M phases. Lauric acid induces apoptosis in IEC-6 cells compared to butyrate(p < 0.05). Lauric acid induces high levels of ROS[1].

Protocol (from reference)

Cell Assay:

[1]

  • Cell lines

    Caco-2 and IEC-6 cell lines

  • Concentrations

    0.1, 0.3, 0.5 and 1 mM

  • Incubation Time

    24, 48, 72, and 96 h

  • Method

    Cell lines are harvested by enzymatic dissociation and seeded into 24-well tissue culture plates at 2.5 × 105 and 1.5 × 105 cells/ml, respectively. After 24 h of incubation, the medium is replaced with 1 ml of complete DMEM containing freshly prepared (50 mM )Lauric acid, conjugated to 0.4% FAF-BSA to final concentrations of 0.1, 0.3, 0.5 and 1 mM and compared to NaB (5 mM ) with 50 μl of 0.4% FAF-BSA as a vehicle control and incubated in a humidified atmosphere at 37℃ in 5% CO2 and, after enzymatic dissociation, assayed at 24, 48, 72, and 96 h. All experimental studies are undertaken in triplicate and measured in duplicate.

Selleck's Lauric Acid has been cited by 1 publication

Myristic acid as a checkpoint to regulate STING-dependent autophagy and interferon responses by promoting N-myristoylation [ Nat Commun, 2023, 14(1):660] PubMed: 36750575

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