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Creation date2010-04-08 22:12:03 UTC
Update date2019-11-26 03:12:12 UTC
Primary IDFDB015781
Secondary Accession NumbersNot Available
Chemical Information
FooDB Name(all-E)-Squalene
DescriptionFound in fish liver oils, yeast lipids and many vegetable oils, e.g. palm oil, cottonseed oil, rapeseed oil A natural raw material found in human sebum (5%) and in shark-liver oil. An unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon (carotenoid) with six unconjugated double bonds. (Hawley's Condensed Chemical Reference) Biological Source: Found in fish liver oils, yeast lipids and many vegetable oils, e.g. palm oil, cottonseed oil, rapeseed oil. Volatile component of scent material from Saguinus oedipus (cotton-top tamarin monkey) and Saguinus fuscicollis (saddle-back tamarin monkey). Component of adult human sebum principally responsible for the fixing of fingerprints (ChemNetBase) Squalene is a natural organic compound originally obtained for commercial purposes primarily from shark liver oil, though there are botanical sources as well, including rice bran, wheat germ, and olives. All higher organisms produce squalene, including humans. It is a hydrocarbon and a triterpene. -- Wikipedia; Squalene is a low density compound often stored in the bodies of cartilaginous fish such as sharks, which lack a swim bladder and must therefore reduce their body density with fats and oils. Squalene, which is stored mainly in the shark's liver, is lighter than water with a specific gravity of 0.855. Recently it has become a trend for sharks to be hunted to process their livers for the purpose of making squalene health capsules. Environmental and other concerns over shark hunting have motivated its extraction from vegetable sources instead.; Squalene is a low density compound often stored in the bodies of cartilaginous fishes such as sharks, which lack a swim bladder and must therefore reduce their body density with fats and oils. Squalene, which is stored mainly in the shark's liver, is lighter than water with a specific gravity of 0.855. -- Wikipedia Uses: Bactericide. Intermediate in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, rubber chemicals and coloring materials (Physical Constants of Chemical Substances); Squalene is a natural organic compound originally obtained for commercial purposes primarily from shark liver oil, though botanic sources (primarily vegetable oils) are used as well, including amaranth seed, rice bran, wheat germ, and olives. All higher organisms produce squalene, including humans. It is a hydrocarbon and a triterpene. Squalene is a natural and vital part of the synthesis of cholesterol, steroid hormones, and vitamin D in the human body; Squalene is the biochemical precursor to the whole family of steroids. Oxidation (via squalene monooxygenase) of one of the terminal double bonds of squalene yields 2,3-squalene oxide, which undergoes enzyme-catalyzed cyclization to afford lanosterol, which is then elaborated into cholesterol and other steroids.; Squalene is the biochemical precursor to the whole family of steroids. Oxidation of one of the terminal double bonds of squalene yields 2,3-squalene oxide which undergoes enzyme-catalyzed cyclization to afford lanosterol, which is then elaborated into cholesterol and other steroids. -- Wikipedia; Vaccines originally contained a weakened or killed pathogen. Newer vaccines contain only pure proteins or protein fragments, which makes them safer. But the missing parts of the pathogen are part of the immune response. Adjuvants are used to replace those parts, and squalene is one of those adjuvants.
CAS Number111-02-4
Structure
Thumb
Synonyms
SynonymSource
(all-e)-2,6,10,15,19,23-Hexamethyl-2,6,10,14,18,22-tetracosahexaeneHMDB
(e,e,e,e)-SqualeneHMDB
2,6,10,15,19,23-Hexamethyl-2,6,10,14,18,22-tetracosahexaeneHMDB
all-trans-SqualeneHMDB
nikko Squalane exHMDB
SpinacenHMDB
SpinaceneHMDB
SqualenHMDB
trans-SqualeneHMDB
(e,e,e,e)-squalenebiospider
2,6,10,15,19,23-Hexamethyl-2,6,10,14,18,22-tetracosahexenebiospider
2,6,10,15,19,23-Hexamethyltetracosa-2,6,10,14,18,22-hexaenebiospider
All-trans-squalenebiospider
Nikko squalane exbiospider
Squalenebiospider
Supraenebiospider
Trans-spinacenebiospider
Trans-squalenebiospider
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility0.0005 g/LALOGPS
logP8.64ALOGPS
logP10.42ChemAxon
logS-5.9ALOGPS
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count0ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area0 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count15ChemAxon
Refractivity144.62 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability55.9 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
BioavailabilityNoChemAxon
Rule of FiveNoChemAxon
Ghose FilterNoChemAxon
Veber's RuleNoChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleNoChemAxon
Chemical FormulaC30H50
IUPAC name(6Z,10E,14E,18E)-2,6,10,15,19,23-hexamethyltetracosa-2,6,10,14,18,22-hexaene
InChI IdentifierInChI=1S/C30H50/c1-25(2)15-11-19-29(7)23-13-21-27(5)17-9-10-18-28(6)22-14-24-30(8)20-12-16-26(3)4/h15-18,23-24H,9-14,19-22H2,1-8H3/b27-17+,28-18+,29-23-,30-24+
InChI KeyYYGNTYWPHWGJRM-FLHYQJCXSA-N
Isomeric SMILESCC(C)=CCC\C(C)=C/CC\C(C)=C\CC\C=C(/C)CC\C=C(/C)CCC=C(C)C
Average Molecular Weight410.718
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight410.3912516
Classification
Description Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as triterpenoids. These are terpene molecules containing six isoprene units.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassPrenol lipids
Sub ClassTriterpenoids
Direct ParentTriterpenoids
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Triterpenoid
  • Branched unsaturated hydrocarbon
  • Unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon
  • Unsaturated hydrocarbon
  • Olefin
  • Acyclic olefin
  • Hydrocarbon
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
OntologyNo ontology term
Physico-Chemical Properties
Physico-Chemical Properties - Experimental
PropertyValueReference
Physical stateLiquid
Physical DescriptionNot Available
Mass CompositionC 87.73%; H 12.27%DFC
Melting PointMp -4.8°DFC
Boiling PointBp25 284-285°DFC
Experimental Water SolubilityNot Available
Experimental logPNot Available
Experimental pKaNot Available
Isoelectric pointNot Available
ChargeNot Available
Optical RotationNot Available
Spectroscopic UV DataNot Available
DensityNot Available
Refractive IndexNot Available
Spectra
Spectra
EI-MS/GC-MS
TypeDescriptionSplash KeyView
Predicted GC-MSSqualene, non-derivatized, Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - 70eV, Positivesplash10-05y1-4879000000-643c1d087f1a2f3e2e16Spectrum
MS/MS
TypeDescriptionSplash KeyView
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-047r-1944600000-5faa7a5eb4804dfad2612012-07-24View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-000i-4867900000-dcd3ba4f6ee550dc565b2012-07-24View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-000i-2944400000-8be7743f6b07ba138c242012-07-24View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-03di-0323900000-5bedc30817d5c5d01efb2017-09-01View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-0cdl-4984100000-300a277b16ec703823d52017-09-01View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0aou-7596000000-05f1c221b7c0392d38d02017-09-01View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-0000900000-b358bb76b170bbf301382017-09-01View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-0000900000-263e0536e44752c470062017-09-01View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-052f-1879100000-92ff711655668bba23d82017-09-01View Spectrum
NMR
TypeDescriptionView
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 500 MHz, CDCl3, experimental)Spectrum
2D NMR[1H, 13C]-HSQC NMR Spectrum (2D, 600 MHz, CDCl3, experimental)Spectrum
ChemSpider ID10148626
ChEMBL IDNot Available
KEGG Compound IDC00751
Pubchem Compound ID11975273
Pubchem Substance IDNot Available
ChEBI ID15440
Phenol-Explorer IDNot Available
DrugBank IDNot Available
HMDB IDHMDB00256
CRC / DFC (Dictionary of Food Compounds) IDKHT45-I:KHT46-J
EAFUS IDNot Available
Dr. Duke IDNot Available
BIGG ID35878
KNApSAcK IDC00003755
HET IDNot Available
Food Biomarker OntologyNot Available
VMH IDNot Available
Flavornet IDNot Available
GoodScent IDrw1284311
SuperScent IDNot Available
Wikipedia IDSqualene
Phenol-Explorer Metabolite IDNot Available
Duplicate IDSNot Available
Old DFC IDSNot Available
Associated Foods
FoodContent Range AverageReference
FoodReference
Biological Effects and Interactions
Health Effects / BioactivitiesNot Available
Enzymes
NameGene NameUniProt ID
Serine palmitoyltransferase 1SPTLC1O15269
Putative uncharacterized protein DKFZp686B0215DKFZp686B0215Q5HYI4
Pathways
NameSMPDB LinkKEGG Link
Steroid BiosynthesisSMP00023 map00100
MetabolismNot Available
BiosynthesisNot Available
Organoleptic Properties
Flavours
FlavorCitations
floral
  1. The Good Scents Company (2009). Flavor and fragrance information catalog. <http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/allprod.html> Accessed 15.10.23.
Files
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References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
General ReferenceNot Available
Content Reference— Shinbo, Y., et al. 'KNApSAcK: a comprehensive species-metabolite relationship database.' Plant Metabolomics. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. 165-181.