1-Octacosanol

1-Octacosanol

Names
Preferred IUPAC name Octacosan-1-ol
Other names n-Octacosanol; Octacosyl alcohol; Octanosol; Montanyl alcohol; Cluytyl alcohol
Identifiers
CAS Number	557-61-9 N
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:28243 Y
ChemSpider	61689 Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.008.348
KEGG	C08387 Y
MeSH	1-octacosanol
PubChem CID	68406
UNII	81I2215OVK Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID1025803
InChI InChI=1S/C28H58O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28-29/h29H,2-28H2,1H3 Y Key: CNNRPFQICPFDPO-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/C28H58O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28-29/h29H,2-28H2,1H3 Key: CNNRPFQICPFDPO-UHFFFAOYAC
SMILES OCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
Properties
Chemical formula	C28H58O
Molar mass	410.771 g·mol−1
Melting point	83 °C (181 °F; 356 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). N verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

1-Octacosanol^{[pronunciation?]} (also known as n-octacosanol, octacosyl alcohol, cluytyl^{[pronunciation?]} alcohol, montanyl^{[pronunciation?]} alcohol) is a straight-chain aliphatic 28-carbon primary fatty alcohol that is common in the epicuticular waxes of plants, including the leaves of many species of Eucalyptus, of most forage and cereal grasses, of Acacia, Trifolium, Pisum and many other legume genera among many others, sometimes as the major wax constituent.^[1] Octacosanol also occurs in wheat germ.^[2]

Chemistry

Octacosanol is insoluble in water but freely soluble in low molecular-weight alkanes and in chloroform.

Biological effects

Octacosanol is the main component in the mixture policosanol.^[3] Octacosanol has been subject to preliminary study for its potential benefit for patients with Parkinson's disease.^[4][5] Studies have also found that octacosanol may inhibit the production of cholesterol.^[3] In mice, octacosanol reduces stress and restores stress-affected sleep back to normal.^[6]

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