Psyllic acid
Psyllic acid (also pysslostearic acid, tritriacontanoic acid or ceromelissic acid) is a saturated fatty acid.
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| Molar mass | 494.889 g·mol−1 |
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Alkali salts
The alkali salts of psyllic acid are precipitated when alcoholic solutions of the acid and an alkali hydroxide are mixed. The silver and barium salts can be obtained by adding aqueous alcoholic solutions of silver nitrate and barium chloride to alcoholic solutions of the acid. The following salts have been analyzed: C33H65O2Na, C66H130O4Ba, and C33H65O2Ag. Psylla wax is hydrolyzed by alcoholic potassium hydroxide as well as by hydrobromic acid.[1][2]
Nutritional sources
Psyllic acid is present in Chinese wolfberries.[3][4]
See also
References
- "Abstracts of Papers on Organic Chemistry". Journal of the Chemical Society. 94 (1): 123. 1908. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- Psylla Wax. IV. Psyllic Acid and its Salts. Ernst E. Sundvik (Zeitsch. physiol. Chem., 1908, 54, 255-257. Compare Abstr., 1898, i, 617; 1901, i, 358; 190, i, 887)
- Thomas S. C., Li (2008). Vegetables and Fruits: Nutritional and Therapeutic Values. CRC Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-4200-6871-9.
- Ram, Vishnu Ji (2001). "Herbal Preparations as a Source of Hepatoprotective Agents". Drug News & Perspectives. 14 (6): 353. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
External links
- Psyllic acid at the Nature Lipidomics Gateway
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