POLICOSANOL

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
CAS NO. 557-61-9: 1-Octacosanol
593-50-0: 1-Triacontanol
506-52-5: 1-Hexacosanol

OCTACOSANOL

EINECS NO. 209-181-2, 209-794-5, 208-044-4
FORMULA C28H58O (1-Octacosanol)
MOL WT. 410.77 (1-Octacosanol)

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SYNONYMS  
mixture of 1-Octacosanol, 1-Triacontanol, 1-Hexacosanol and higher alkanols;
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE white to off-white crystalline powder
MELTING POINT 78 - 82 C
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SOLUBILITY IN WATER Insoluble
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STABILITY

Stable under ordinary conditions.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION & APPLICATIONS
Policosanol, derived from natural plant waxes, is a mixture of long chain primary alcohols. The main component is montanyl alcohol (C28:0) with 60 - 70% and contains also melissyl alcohol (C30:0) and cery alcohol (C26:0). The minor constituents include a series of C20 up to C24 n-alcohols (such as eicosanol, tetracosanol), odd number long chain fatty alcohols and higher than C30:0 alcohols. It is known that in the body policosanol possess biological activities such as anti-oxidant, lowering cholesterol effects, inhibiting lipid peroxidation and enhancing immune functions. These higher alcohols inhibit platelet aggregation and act as a cardiovascular resulting from the inhibiting  prostacyclin and nitric oxide.
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

 white to off-white crystalline powder
POLICOSANOL

99.0% min (C28:0 60% min)

HEAVY METALS

10ppm max

LEAD

3ppm max

ARSENIC

2ppm max

MICROBILOGICALS

 total aerobic viable count: 1000 CFU/g3 max
moulds: 50 cfu/g3 max
yeasts: 10 CFU/g3 max
enterobacteriaceae: absent in 1g3 max
salmonella: absent in 50g3 max
endotoxins: 170 iu/g max
TRANSPORTATION
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OTHER INFORMATION
Fatty Acids are aliphatic carboxylic acid with varying hydrocarbon lengths at one end of the chain joined to terminal carboxyl (-COOH) group at the other end. The general formula is R-(CH2)n-COOH. Fatty acids are predominantly unbranched and those with even numbers of carbon atoms between 12 and 22 carbons long react with glycerol to form lipids (fat-soluble components of living cells) in plants, animals, and microorganisms. Fatty acids all have common names respectively lilk lauric (C12), MyrIstic (C14), palmitic (C16), stearic (C18), oleic (C18, unsaturated), and linoleic (C18, polyunsaturated) acids. The saturated fatty acids have no double bonds, while oleic acid is an unsaturated fatty acid has one double bond (also described as olefinic) and polyunsaturated fatty acids like linolenic acid contain two or more double bonds. Lauric acid (also called Dodecanoic acid) is the main acid in coconut oil (45 - 50 percent) and palm kernel oil (45 - 55 percent). Nutmeg butter is rich in myristic acid (also called Tetradecanoic acid ) which constitutes 60-75 percent of the fatty-acid content. Palmitic acid(also called Hexadecylic acid ) constitutes between 20 and 30 percent of most animal fats and is also an important constituent of most vegetable fats (35 - 45 percent of palm oil). Stearic acid ( also called Octadecanoic Acid)  is nature's most common long-chain fatty acids, derived from animal and vegetable fats. It is widely used as a lubricant and as an additive in industrial preparations. It is used in the manufacture of metallic stearates, pharmaceuticals, soaps, cosmetics, and food packaging. It is also used as a softener, accelerator activator and dispersing agent in rubbers. Oleic acid (systematic chemical name is cis-octadec-9-enoic acid) is the most abundant of the unsaturated fatty acids in nature.
  • SATURATED FATTY ACIDS

COMMON NAME

SYSTEMATIC NAME

CAS RN

Length

MELTING POINT

Undecylic Acid

 n-Hendecanoic Acid 112-37-8 Straight 11:0

30 C
Lauric Acid n-Dodecanoic Acid 143-07-7 Straight 12:0

44 C

Tridecylic Acid

n-Tridecanoic Acid

 638-53-9 Straight 13:0

42 C
Myristic Acid n-Tetradecanoic Acid 544-63-8 Straight 14:0

54 C
Pentadecanoic Acid n-Pentadecanoic Acid 1002-84-2 Straight 15:0

52 C
Palmitic Acid n-Hexadecanoic Acid 57-10-3 Straight 16:0

62 C

Margaric Acid

n-Heptadecanoic Acid

 506-12-7 Straight 17:0

61 C
Stearic Acid n-Octadecanoic Acid 57-11-4 Straight 18:0

70 C

Nondecylic Acid

n-Nonadecanoic Acid

 646-30-0 Straight 19:0

70 C
Arachidic Acid n-Eicosanoic Acid 506-30-9 Straight 20:0

75 C
Henicosanoic acid

n-Heneicosanoic Acid

 2363-71-5 Straight 21:0

74 C
Behenic Acid

n-Docosanoic Acid

 112-85-6 Straight 22:0

81 C
Tricosanoic acid n-Tricosanoic acid 2433-96-7 Straight 23:0

80 C
Lignoceric Acid n-Tetracosanoic Acid 557-59-5 Straight 24:0

85 C

Pentacosanoic Acid

n-Pentacosanoic Acid

 506-38-7 Straight 25:0

85 C
Cerotinic acid n-Hexacosanoic acid 506-46-7 Straight 26:0

87 C

Heptacosanoic Acid

n-Heptacosanoic Acid

 7138-40-1 Straight 27:0

87 C
Montanic acid n-Octacosanoic acid 506-48-9 Straight 28:0

91 C

Nonacosanoic Acid

n-Nonacosanoic Acid

 4250-38-8 Straight 29:0

91 C
Melissic acid n-Triacontanoic acid 506-50-3 Straight 30:0

93 C
 

n-Hentriacontanoic Acid

 38232-01-8 Straight 31:0

 

Lacceroic Acid

 n-Dotriacontanoic Acid

 

 Straight 32:0

 
Ceromelissic Acid n-Tritriacontanoic acid

 

 Straight 33:0

 
Geddic Acid n-Tetratriacontanoic acid

 

 Straight 34:0

 
Ceroplastic Acid n-Pentatriacontanoic acid

 

 Straight 35:0