A common saturated fatty acid found in fats and waxes including olive oil, palm oil, and body lipids. [PubChem] |
Categories | Enzyme Inhibitors
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Synonyms | 1-Hexyldecanoic Acid 1-Pentadecanecarboxylic acid FAT Hexadecanoate Hexadecanoic acid Hexadecoic acid Hexadecylic acid Hexaectylic acid Palmitate Palmitinic acid Palmitinsaeure
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pharmacology
Palmitic acid is the first fatty acid produced during lipogenesis (fatty acid synthesis) and from which longer fatty acids can be produced. Palmitate negatively feeds back on acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) which is responsible for converting acetyl-ACP to malonyl-ACP on the growing acyl chain, thus preventing further palmitate generation
toxicity
Acute oral toxicity (LD
50) in rat is >10000 mg/kg