- Psyllic acid
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Psyllic acid 
tritriacontanoic acidIdentifiers CAS number 38232-03-0 PubChem 181572 Jmol-3D images Image 1 - CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
Properties Molecular formula C33H66O2 Molar mass 494.88 g/mol 
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)Infobox references Psyllic acid (also pysslostearic acid, tritriacontanoic acid or ceromelissic acid) is a saturated fatty acid.
Contents
Alkali salts
The alkali salts of psyllic acid are precipitated when alcoholic solutions of the acid and an alkali hydroxide are mixed. The silver and barium salts can be obtained by adding aqueous alcoholic solutions of silver nitrate and barium chloride to alcoholic solutions of the acid. The following salts have been analyzed: C38-H65-O2-Na, C-66-H130-O4Ba, and C33-H65-O2Ag. Psylla wax is hydrolysed by alcoholic potassium hydroxide as well as by hydrobromic acid.[1][2]
Nutritional sources
Psyllic acid is present in Chinese wolfberries.[3][4]
See also
References
- ^ "Abstracts of Papers on Organic Chemistry". Journal of the Chemical Society 94 (1): 123. 1908. http://books.google.com/books?id=tO44AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- ^ Psylla Wax. IV. Psyllic Acid and its Salts. Ernst E. Sundvik (Zeitsch. physiol. Chem., 1908, 54, 255-257. Compare Abstr., 1898, i, 617; 1901, i, 358; 190, i, 887)
- ^ Thomas S. C., Li (2008). Vegetables and Fruits: Nutritional and Therapeutic Values. CRC Press. pp. 41. ISBN 978-1420068719.
- ^ Ram, Vishnu Ji (2001). "Herbal Preparations as a Source of Hepatoprotective Agents". Drug News & Perspectives 14 (6): 353.
External links
- Psyllic acid at the Nature Lipidomics Gateway
Lipids: fatty acids Saturated VFA: Acetic (C2) · Propionic (C3) · Butyric (C4) · Valeric (C5) · Caproic (C6) · Enanthic (C7) · Caprylic (C8) · Pelargonic (C9) · Capric (C10) · Undecylic (C11) · Lauric (C12) · Tridecylic (C13) · Myristic (C14) · Pentadecanoic (C15) · Palmitic (C16) · Margaric (C17) · Stearic (C18) · Nonadecylic (C19) · Arachidic (C20) · Heneicosylic (C21) · Behenic (C22) · Tricosylic (C23) · Lignoceric (C24) · Pentacosylic (C25) · Cerotic (C26) · Heptacosylic (C27) · Montanic (C28) · Nonacosylic (C29) · Melissic (C30) · Hentriacontylic (C31) · Lacceroic (C32) · Psyllic (C33) · Geddic (C34) · Ceroplastic (C35) · Hexatriacontylic (C36)n−3 Unsaturated n−6 Unsaturated n−9 Unsaturated biochemical families: prot · nucl · carb (glpr, alco, glys) · lipd (fata/i, phld, strd, gllp, eico) · amac/i · ncbs/i · ttpy/iCategories:- Fatty acids
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