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L-039

alpha-Linolenic acid

1.0 mg/mL in ethanol, certified reference material, Cerilliant®

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H30O2
CAS Number:
463-40-1
Molecular Weight:
278.43
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
PubChem Substance ID:
329817358
NACRES:
NA.24
MDL number:
MFCD00065720
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grade

certified reference material

Quality Level

300

form

liquid

feature

Snap-N-Spike®/Snap-N-Shoot®

packaging

ampule of 1 mL

manufacturer/tradename

Cerilliant®

concentration

1.0 mg/mL in ethanol

technique(s)

gas chromatography (GC): suitable, liquid chromatography (LC): suitable

application(s)

clinical testing

format

single component solution

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

OC(=O)CCCCCCC\C=C/C\C=C/C\C=C/CC

InChI

1S/C18H30O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20/h3-4,6-7,9-10H,2,5,8,11-17H2,1H3,(H,19,20)/b4-3-,7-6-,10-9-

InChI key

DTOSIQBPPRVQHS-PDBXOOCHSA-N

General description

a-Linolenic acid, also known as ALA, is an omega-3 fatty acid essential for human health and well-being. Measurement of ALA levels in serum is useful for evaluating essential fatty acid deficiency (EFAD), malabsorption and ALA treatment response in patients with EFAD. This certified solution standard is suitable for use as starting material in calibrators and controls for GC/MS fatty acid testing methods in clinical and diagnostic testing of ALA in patient samples.

Legal Information

CERILLIANT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Snap-N-Shoot is a registered trademark of Cerilliant Corporation
Snap-N-Spike is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

pictograms

FlameExclamation mark
GHS02,GHS07

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H225,H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

57.2 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

14.0 °C - closed cup

Regulatory Information

危险化学品

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Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
L-039-1ML04061833945476