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Catalog number B20944.36
also known as B20944-36
Price (USD)/ Each
151.65
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500g
Price (USD)/ Each
151.65
Special Offer
Online exclusive
Ends: 31-Dec-2024
178.00 Save 26.35 (15%)
Squalene, 98%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
Catalog numberB20944.36
Price (USD)/ Each
151.65
Special Offer
Online exclusive
Ends: 31-Dec-2024
178.00 Save 26.35 (15%)
-
Chemical Identifiers
CAS111-02-4
IUPAC Name(6E,10E,14E,18E)-2,6,10,15,19,23-hexamethyltetracosa-2,6,10,14,18,22-hexaene
Molecular FormulaC30H50
InChI KeyYYGNTYWPHWGJRM-AAJYLUCBSA-N
SMILESCC(C)=CCC\C(C)=C\CC\C(C)=C\CC\C=C(/C)CC\C=C(/C)CCC=C(C)C
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Specifications
Specification Sheet
Specification SheetFormLiquid
Appearance (Color)Clear colorless to yellow
Identification (FTIR)Conforms
Refractive Index1.4935-1.4975 @ 20?C
Assay (GC)≥97.5%
Biosynthetic precursor to all steroids Squalene is used as a precursor to steroids and ergosterol and as an immunologic adjuvant in vaccines. It plays a vital role in the preparation of cholesterol, steroid hormones and vitamin D. It serves as a lubricant for fatty acid surfactant films adsorbed on iron oxide surfaces.
This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.
Applications
Biosynthetic precursor to all steroids Squalene is used as a precursor to steroids and ergosterol and as an immunologic adjuvant in vaccines. It plays a vital role in the preparation of cholesterol, steroid hormones and vitamin D. It serves as a lubricant for fatty acid surfactant films adsorbed on iron oxide surfaces.
Solubility
Miscible with diethyl ether and acetone. Immiscible with water.
Notes
Store in a cool place. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
Biosynthetic precursor to all steroids Squalene is used as a precursor to steroids and ergosterol and as an immunologic adjuvant in vaccines. It plays a vital role in the preparation of cholesterol, steroid hormones and vitamin D. It serves as a lubricant for fatty acid surfactant films adsorbed on iron oxide surfaces.
Solubility
Miscible with diethyl ether and acetone. Immiscible with water.
Notes
Store in a cool place. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
Sánchez-Fidalgo, S.; Villegas, I.; Rosillo, M. Á.; Aparicio-Soto, M.; de la Lastra, C. A. Dietary squalene supplementation improves DSS-induced acute colitis by downregulating p38 MAPK and NFkB signaling pathways. Mol. Nutr. Food Res. 2015, 59 (2), 284-292.
Kedl, J. D.; Kedl, R. M. How squalene GLAdly helps generate antigen-specific T cells via antigen-carrying neutrophils and IL-18. Eur. J. Immunol. 2015, 45 (2), 376-379.
Kedl, J. D.; Kedl, R. M. How squalene GLAdly helps generate antigen-specific T cells via antigen-carrying neutrophils and IL-18. Eur. J. Immunol. 2015, 45 (2), 376-379.