CAS 5393-81-7: 2-Hydroxydecanoic acid

2-Hydroxydecanoic acid

2-Hydroxydecanoic acid is a fatty acid that has a hydroxy group and a hydroxyl group. It is used as an active substance in pharmaceutical preparations and as a synthetic chemical intermediate. 2-Hydroxydecanoic acid can be produced by the oxidation of 2-hydroxyoctanoic acid with hydrogen peroxide or sodium perborate. The analytical method for this compound is based on its constant boiling point (184°C). 2-Hydroxydecanoic acid has been shown to have nootropic activity in rats at nanomolar concentrations and also has sustained-release properties when it is incorporated into microspheres. The average particle diameter of these microspheres is 10 micrometers, which makes them suitable for use as a sustained-release drug delivery system.

2-Hydroxydecanoic acid ((±)-α-hydroxy Decanoic Acid) is a fatty acid found in the lipophilic portion of the lipopolysaccharide fraction of the aerobic bacterium

Applications 2-Hydroxydecanoic Acid is used in the study of drug absorption by intestinal mucosal enhancement using decanoic acid and it’s derivatives. In the production of quorum sensing inhibitors in growing onion bulbs infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa E (HQ324110). Studies on part of carboxylic acid found in human blood. References Abd-Alla, M. H., et al.: Microbiology, 7 (2017); Pfordt, J., et al.: Liebigs Annalen der Chemie, 2, 175 (1980);Takahashi, K., et al.: Pharm. Res., 11, 388 (1994)