Lipids

Applications n-Dodecyl β-D-Maltoside is a widely used detergent to solubilize membrane proteins.
References Hildebrandt, E., et. al.: BBA-Biomembranes, 1838, 2825 (2014)

Applications Plant sterol, used as a precursor in the synthesis of progesterone.
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Applications 3-Oxo-7a-hydroxy-5β-cholanoic Acid is a keto bile acid derivative.
References Bortolini, O. et al.: Tetra., 62, 4482 (2006); Bortolini, O. et al.: J. Org. Chem., 67, 5802 (2002);

Applications 11-Dehydrocorticosterone is a precursor to corticosterone (C695700), converted by 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11β-HSD1) which plays a role in glucocorticoid-induced insulin resistance.
References Morgan, S. et al.: Diabetes, 58, 2506 (2009);

Applications (-)-Sweroside is an active ingredient of iridoid glycoside isolated from the flower buds of Lonicera japonica THUNB. (-)-Sweroside has shown anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities.
References Luo, Y., et. al.: Chem. Pharm. Bull., 57, 79 (2009); Keun, H., et. al.: Biosci. Biotech. Bioch., 74, 2022 (2010)

Stability Hygroscopic
Applications A cofactor in enzymatic acetyl transfer reactions. It is the source of the phosphopantetheine group that is added as a prosthetic group to proteins such as acyl carrier protein and formyltetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase.
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Stability Light Sensitive, Moisture Sensitive, Temperature Sensitive
Applications 1-Stearoyl-2-linoleoyl-sn-glycerol is used in the study of the influence of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) on diacylglycerol phosphorylation in Swiss 3T3 cells. It is also a possible protein kinase C activator.
References MacDonald, M., et al.: J. Biol. Chem., 263, 1575 (1988); Massayoshi, G., et al.: BBRC, 144, 598 (1987)

Stability Light Sensitive
Applications A labelled vitamin precursor.

Applications A predominant, rather hydrophobic natural ceramide. Activates a cytosolic serine/threonine protein phosphatase in T9 cells; induces EGF receptor phosphorylation in A-431 cells; stimulates ceramide-activated protein kinase.
References Shoyama, Y., et al.: J. Lipid Res., 19, 250 (1978), Mathias, S., et al.: Proc. Natl. Sci. USA, 88, 10009 (1991), Dobrowsky, R.T., et al.: J. Biol. Chem., 267, 5048 (1992)

Applications A metabolite of Cholesterol (C432501). Cholesterol oxidation product having cytotoxicity effects.
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Applications Glyceryl derivative.

Applications 1,3-Dipalmitoyl-2-oleoyl Glycerol is a triglyceride found in oils from various natural sources such as palm kernels, sunflower seeds and soybean. 1,3-Dipalmitoyl-2-oleoyl Glycerol is used to study the effects of specific synthetic triglycerides on atherosclerosis.
References Kritchevsky, D. et al.: LIpids, 35, 621 (2000); Mayamol, P.et al.: J. Food Sci. Technol., 45, 305 (2008);

Applications β-Sitosterol and β-sitosteryl-β-D-glucoside were isolated as analgesic constituents from the leaves of Mentha cordifolia Opiz.
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Applications 25-Hydroxy Cholesterol-d6, is the labeled analogue of 25-Hydroxy Cholesterol (H918030), which is an oxygenated derivative of Cholesterol (C432501); an oxysterol. An inhibitor of human immunodeficiency virus replication in vitro. It also induces apoptosis in human monocytic cell lines as well as inducing apoptosis in CEM cells associated with negative regulation of c-Myc.
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Applications rac 3-Hydroxydecanoic Acid (cas# 5561-87-5) is a compound useful in organic synthesis.

Applications 1-O-Dodecylglycerol is a antibacterial agent which stimulates autolysin activity in Streptococcus faecium ATCC 9790. It is also found to be synergistic with amphotericin B against fungi.
References Ved, H., et al.: J. Biol. Chem., 259, 8115 (1984); Haynes, M., et al.: Antimicro. Agents Chemother., 38, 1523 (1994)