(+/-)8-HEPE [99217-77-3]

TargetMol Chemicals

(+/-)8-HEPE [99217-77-3]

44

99217-77-3

Chemical

Research Use Only

(±)8-HEPE

C20H30O3

318.457

(+/-)8-HEPE is produced by the non-enzymatic oxidation of EPA, containing equal amounts of 8(S)-HEPE and 8(R)-HEPE. The ability of (+/-)8-HEPE to induce hatching of E. modestus and B. balanoides eggs is probably due to the presence of the 8(R) isomer within the racemic mixture.[1][2]

3 years

CC\C=C/C\C=C/C\C=C/C=C/C(O)C\C=C/CCCC(O)=O

-20°C

12352200