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AdipoGen Ascorbic acid 6-palmitate

Supplier: AdipoGen CDXA0534G025

Chemical. CAS 137-66-6. Formula C22H38O7. MW 414.53. Ascorbic acid 6-palmitate is fat-soluble form of vitamin C formed from ascorbic acid and palmitic acid and not naturally found in food sources. It is used as a source of vitamin C and as food preservative E number E304 for stabilization fats and oils, reducing the rate of. It is also used as preservative in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. Ascorbic acid 6-palmitate has antioxidant and antiproliferative activities. It scavenges hydroxyl radicals in cell-free assays and inhibits lipid peroxidation. It has been shown that despite its antioxidant properties, ascorbic acid 6-palmitate promotes LPO, JNK activation and cytotoxicity following UVB irradiation. Ascorbic acid 6-palmitate effectively inhibited anthrax cytotoxic protease and blocks proteolytic activities of host furin, cathepsin B and caspases that mediate toxins lethality in cells.
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