10-Hydroxydecanoic acid
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IUPAC name
10-Hydroxydecanoic acid
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Other names
10-Hydroxycapric acid
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.015.317 |
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C10H20O3 | |
Molar mass | 188.267 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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10-Hydroxydecanic acid is a specialized saturated fatty acid that is a minor constituent of royal jelly.[1] It was scientifically discovered in 1957.[2]
See also
- Myrmicacin (3-hydroxydecanoic acid)
- Queen bee acid (10-hydroxydecenoic acid)
References
- ^ Noda, Naoki; Umebayashi, Kazue; Nakatani, Takafumi; Miyahara, Kazumoto; Ishiyama, Kaori (2005-08-01). "Isolation and characterization of some hydroxy fatty and phosphoric acid esters of 10-hydroxy-2-decenoic acid from the royal jelly of honeybees (Apis mellifera)". Lipids. 40 (8): 833–838. doi:10.1007/s11745-005-1445-6. ISSN 0024-4201. PMID 16296402. S2CID 4011155.
- ^ Butenandt, Adolf; Rembold, Heinz (1957). "Über den Weiselzellenfuttersaft der Honigbiene I. Isolierung, Konstitutionsermittlung und Vorkommen der 10-Hydroxy-Δ 2 -decensäure". Hoppe-Seyler's Zeitschrift für Physiologische Chemie. 308 (Jahresband): 284–289. doi:10.1515/bchm2.1957.308.1.284.