Hexacosanoic acid is a 26-carbon, straight-chain, saturated fatty acid.
Definition
Hexacosanoic acid is a 26-carbon, straight-chain, saturated fatty acid. It is a fatty acid 26:0, a very long-chain fatty acid and a straight-chain saturated fatty acid. It is a conjugate acid of a cerotate.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII D42CQN6P36 · registered name CEROTIC ACID · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name セロチン酸: 本品は、ミツロウ（＊）から得た長鎖の脂肪酸である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 506-46-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 208-040-2
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID7075050
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID2040862
- IUPAC
- Hexacosanoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C26H52O2
- Molecular weight
- 396.7 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Melting/freezing point
- 86 ℃
- Molecular weight
- 370
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 1 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Viscosity modifier1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Drug discovery for X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy: An unbiased screen for compounds that lower very long-chain fatty acids · 2021
- Profiling of epidermal lipids in a mouse model of dermatitis: Identification of potential biomarkers · 2018
- Lupene-type triterpenic and steroidal constituents from the roots of Streblus asper Lour. · 2015
- Management of Herpes zoster: a review · 2015
Linked databases 19
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
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