CAS No. 36653-82-4
| CAS Number | 36653-82-4 | |
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| Molecular Formula |
C16H34O |
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| Molecular Weight (MW) | 242.44 | |
| SMILES | CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO |
1-Hexadecanol is a saturated long-chain fatty alcohol that modulates cell membrane fluidity and lipid metabolic pathways. It functions as a biological membrane-disrupting agent and serves as a substrate in fatty alcohol oxidation pathways, influencing cellular lipid homeostasis. In microbial systems, 1-hexadecanol alters cell envelope permeability and inhibits bacterial growth, demonstrating broad-spectrum membrane-targeted bioactivity in cellular models. [1]
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Concentration
Volume
Mass
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| Solvent | Solubility & Note |
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| DMSO |
48 mg/mL
(197.98 mM)
(Moisture-contaminated DMSO may reduce solubility. Use fresh, anhydrous DMSO. The recommended stock concentration is 10 mM in DMSO.) |
| Ethanol | 48 mg/mL |
| Water | 10 mg/mL |
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