Tripelargonin

Description: Tripelargonin is a triacylglycerol that contains nonanoic acid at the sn-1, sn-2, and sn-3 positions. It has been found in Schizochytrium biomass.1 Tripelargonin increases blood levels of the ketone body D-(-)-3-hydroxybutyrate in newborn rhesus monkeys.2. Target: Others. Smiles: CCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC(COC(=O)CCCCCCCC)OC(=O)CCCCCCCC. References: Mioso, R., Toledo Marante, F.J., González, J.E., et al. Metabolite profiling of Schizochytrium sp. by GC-MS, an oleaginous microbial source of biodiesel. Braz. J. Microbiol. 45(2), 403-409 (2014).