Glyceryl trioctanoate - ≥98% , CAS No.538-23-8

CAS: 538-23-8 Cat. No.: G465559 Molecular Weight: 470.69 Beilstein Registry Number: 1717200 EC Number: 208-686-5

GRADE & PURITY ≥98%

Synonyms

Glyceryl trioctanoate, >=99% | NCGC00091285-03 | T0365 | 3-(2-Chlorophenyl)-1-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-hydroxyurea | Octanoic acid, 1,2,3-propanetriyl ester | TRICAPRILIN [WHO-DD] | Glycerol trioctanoin | HY-B1804 | NCGC00256431-01 | Rato | s6342 | Tricapry

Storage

Store at 2-8°C

Shipped In

Wet ice

Application

Drug Delivery, Surface Modification, PEGylation of Protein, Peptide & Oligo

Overview

Description

Glyceryl trioctanoate has been used:as a solvent for quercetin dihydrate and used to study its healing effect on full thickness epidermal burn wound in Wistarin the preparation of homogenous solution of silver complexes with different ligands to study its healing effect in a Wistar rat model of full-thickness burnin the preparation of oil-water emulsions

Specifications

Synonyms

Glyceryl trioctanoate, >=99% | NCGC00091285-03 | T0365 | 3-(2-Chlorophenyl)-1-(3, 4-dichlorophenyl)-1-hydroxyurea | Octanoic acid, 1, 2, 3-propanetriyl ester | TRICAPRILIN [WHO-DD] | Glycerol trioctanoin | HY-B1804 | NCGC00256431-01 | Rato | s6342 | Tricapry

Specifications & Purity

≥98%

Biochemical and Physiological Mechanisms

Glyceryl trioctanoate might serve as a skin softening agent. It possesses caprylic acid as the aliphatic chain.

Storage

Store at 2-8°C

Shipped In

Wet ice

This product requires cold chain shipping. Ground and other economy services are not available.

Purity

≥98%

Names and Identifiers

• Canonical Smiles: CCCCCCCC(=O)OCC(COC(=O)CCCCCCC)OC(=O)CCCCCCC
• IUPAC Name: 2,3-di(octanoyloxy)propyl octanoate
• InChIKey: VLPFTAMPNXLGLX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• INCHI: 1S/C27H50O6/c1-4-7-10-13-16-19-25(28)31-22-24(33-27(30)21-18-15-12-9-6-3)23-32-26(29)20-17-14-11-8-5-2/h24H,4-23H2,1-3H3
• Isomeric SMILES: CCCCCCCC(=O)OCC(COC(=O)CCCCCCC)OC(=O)CCCCCCC
• WGK Germany: 3
• RTECS: YJ7700000
• Molecular Weight: 470.69
• Beilstein: 1717200
• Reaxy-Rn: 1717202
• Reaxys-RN_link_address: https://www.reaxys.com/reaxys/secured/hopinto.do?context=S&query=IDE.XRN=1717202&ln=

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomy Tree

• Kingdom Organic compounds
  • Superclass Lipids and lipid-like molecules
    • Class Glycerolipids
      • Subclass Triradylcglycerols

• Kingdom: Organic compounds
• Superclass: Lipids and lipid-like molecules
• Class: Glycerolipids
• Subclass: Triradylcglycerols
• Intermediate Tree Nodes: Not available
• Direct Parent: Triacylglycerols
• Alternative Parents: Tricarboxylic acids and derivatives Fatty acid esters Carboxylic acid esters Organic oxides Hydrocarbon derivatives Carbonyl compounds
• Molecular Framework: Aliphatic acyclic compounds
• Substituents: Triacyl-sn-glycerol - Tricarboxylic acid or derivatives - Fatty acid ester - Fatty acyl - Carboxylic acid ester - Carboxylic acid derivative - Organic oxygen compound - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organooxygen compound - Carbonyl group - Aliphatic acyclic compound
• Description: This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as triacylglycerols. These are glycerides consisting of three fatty acid chains covalently bonded to a glycerol molecule through ester linkages.
• External Descriptors: Triacylglycerols

Data sources

1. Djoumbou Feunang Y, Eisner R, Knox C, Chepelev L, Hastings J, Owen G, Fahy E, Steinbeck C, Subramanian S, Bolton E, Greiner R, and Wishart DS. ClassyFire: Automated Chemical Classification With A Comprehensive, Computable Taxonomy. Journal of Cheminformatics, 2016, 8:61.

DOI: 10.1186/s13321-016-0174-y

Associated Targets(Human)

AR Tclin Androgen Receptor (11781 Activities)

Discover Target: AR

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ALDH1A1 Tchem Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A1 (77053 Activities)

Discover Target: ALDH1A1

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LMNA Tbio Prelamin-A/C (36751 Activities)

Discover Target: LMNA

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GMNN Tbio Geminin (128009 Activities)

Discover Target: GMNN

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Associated Targets(non-human)

Nfe2l2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (214 Activities)

Discover Target: Nfe2l2

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Mechanisms of Action

Chemical and Physical Properties

• Refractive Index: 1.4470 - 1.4500
• Flash Point(°C): 225°C(lit.)
• Boil Point(°C): 234°C/1mmHg(lit.)
• Melt Point(°C): 9.0-10.0℃
• Molecular Weight: 470.700 g/mol
• XLogP3: 8.900
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 0
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 6
• Rotatable Bond Count: 26
• Exact Mass: 470.361 Da
• Monoisotopic Mass: 470.361 Da
• Topological Polar Surface Area: 78.900 Ų
• Heavy Atom Count: 33
• Formal Charge: 0
• Complexity: 461.000
• Isotope Atom Count: 0
• Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• The total count of all stereochemical bonds: 0
• Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 1

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