calcium palmitate
hexadecanoic acid, calcium salt (2:1)
Identification
| Name | calcium palmitate |
| IUPAC | calcium hexadecanoate |
| CAS Number | 542-42-7 |
| EINECS | 208-811-3 |
| FDA UNII | 5792C4VMFZ |
| Molecular Formula | C32 H62 Ca O4 |
| Molecular Weight | 550.92094000 |
| MDL Number | MFCD00053334 |
| Nikkaji Number | J96.064K |
Regulatory
| FDA Mainterm (SATF) | 542-42-7 ; CALCIUM PALMITATE |
| FDA Regulation | FDA PART 172 -- FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED FOR DIRECT ADDITION TO FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION |
Physical Properties
| Assay | 95.00 to 100.00 |
| Food Chemicals Codex Listed | No |
| Boiling Point | 340.00 to 341.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.000033 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
| Flash Point | 309.00 °F. TCC ( 153.89 °C. ) |
| logP (o/w) | 7.154 (est) |
| Soluble in | water, 9.109e-009 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
No sensory data available
Safety Information
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity | Not determined |
| Dermal Toxicity | Not determined |
| Inhalation Toxicity | Not determined |
GHS Classification
['GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS)', 'GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements']
Safety in Use
| Category | multipurpose additives |
| Recommendation for calcium palmitate usage levels up to | not for fragrance use. |
| Recommendation for calcium palmitate flavor usage levels up to | not for flavor use. |
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Synonyms
calcium dihexadecanoate
calcium dipalmitate
calcium hexadecanoate
hexadecanoic acid calcium salt
hexadecanoic acid, calcium salt
hexadecanoic acid, calcium salt (2:1)
palmitic acid calcium salt
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Comparison of triamcinolone acetonide, 11-deoxycortisol and other lipid formulae for the visualization of vitreous body in the anterior chamber after posterior capsule rupture in animal models.
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Esters, retroesters, and a retroamide of palmitic acid: pool for the first selective inhibitors of N-palmitoylethanolamine-selective acid amidase.
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Indinavir-induced cholelithiasis in a patient infected with human immunodeficiency virus.
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A chemical analysis of the clogging process of polymeric biliary endoprostheses.
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[Increased bile lithogenicity after simultaneous total parenteral nutrition and octrotide. A model of calcium palmitate Gallstones].
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Monitoring of phospholipid monolayer hydrolysis by phospholipase A2 by use of polarization-modulated Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.
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Analysis of calcium-lipid complexes in faeces.
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The distribution of calcium salt precipitates in the core, periphery and shell of cholesterol, black pigment and brown pigment gallstones.
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[Primary lithiasis of the choledochus: etiologic factors and structural characteristics].
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[The composition and structure of cholesterol biliary calculi].
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Primary bile duct stones and bacterial activity.
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Physicochemical and bacteriological analysis of the contents of occluded biliary endoprostheses.
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Primary "brown pigment" bile duct stones.
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The role of bacteria in pigment gallstone disease.
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[Our experience with recurrent biliary calculosis after cholecystectomy].
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Bacteria and gallstone nucleation.
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The role of bacteria in gallbladder and common duct stone formation.
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Bile and stone analysis in two infants with brown pigment gallstones and infected bile.
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Phospholipase activity in human bile.
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Precipitation of calcium palmitate from bile salt-containing dispersions.
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Quantitative infrared spectroscopy of common bile duct gallstones.
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Biliary stent blockage with bacterial biofilm. A light and electron microscopy study.
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Composition of biliary microcalculi studied with infrared spectrophotometry.
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Physicochemical investigations of dipolar aprotic solvents as potential cholelitholytic agents.
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Translocation of CTP: phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase from cytosol to membranes in HeLa cells: stimulation by fatty acid, fatty alcohol, mono- and diacylglycerol.
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Composition of pigmented centers of cholesterol gallstones.
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An X-ray diffraction study of the crystalline composition of gallstones.
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The etiology of pigment gallstones.
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Black and brown pigment gallstones differ in microstructure and microcomposition.
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Identification of calcium palmitate in gallstones by infra-red spectroscopy.
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[Microradiography of gallstones (author's transl)].
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Measurement of free palmitic acid in human bile.
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[Calcium palmitate and cholesterol gallstones].
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The calcium palmitate gall-stone.
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A statistical survey of the composition of gallstones in eight countries.
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Calcium palmitate and alpha-palmitic acid in gallstones.