Formulation: A solid
Formal Name: 2-hydroxy-tetracosanoic acid
Purity: ≥98%
Formula Markup: C24H48O3
Formula Weight: 384,6
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 544-57-0
Notes: 2-hydroxy Lignoceric acid is an α-hydroxy very long chain fatty acid that is normally present in the mammalian nervous system.{38043} In the brain, 2-hydroxy lignoceric acid is derived from lignoceric acid (Item No. 13353) and further converted to ceramides and cerebrosides during the process of nerve sheath myelination.{38043,17235,38045} 2-hydroxy Lignoceric acid is produced by the α-oxidation of lignoceric acid in the peroxisome and defects in this pathway are associated with disorders such as Zellweger syndrome.{17236,38044} [Matreya, LLC. Catalog No. 1715]