Product Description: Hexadecanal (Palmitaldehyde) , a volatile long-chain aliphatic aldehyde, is emitted from human feces, skin, and breath. The receptor for hexadecanal(OR37B) is highly conserved across mammals. Hexadecanal may exert its effects by modulating functional connectivity between the brain substrates of social appraisal and the brain substrates of aggressive execution. Also, Hexadecanal is confirmed to be highly deterrent to the ant Lasius niger. Hexadecanal is promising for the research of startle responses and aggression[1][2][3]
Applications: Neuroscience-Neuromodulation
Formula: C16H32O
References: [1]Gilbertson JR, et al. Isolation and analysis of free fatty aldehydes from rat, dog, and bovine heart muscle. J Lipid Res. 1967 Jan;8(1):38-45./[2]Mishor E, et al. Sniffing the human body volatile hexadecanal blocks aggression in men but triggers aggression in women[J]. Sci Adv. 2021 Nov 19;7(47):eabg1530. /[3]Jaffuel G, et al. Potent Ant Deterrents Emitted from Nematode-Infected Insect Cadavers[J]. J Chem Ecol. 2022 Jan;48(1):71-78.
CAS Number: 629-80-1
Molecular Weight: 240.42
Compound Purity: 98.87
Research Area: Metabolic Disease
Solubility: DMSO : 2.5 mg/mL (ultrasonic;warming;heat to 60°C)
Target: Endogenous Metabolite
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