Oleic+Acid

Molar mass: 282.47 g/mol Melting Point: 13.5 °C**** – 16.7 °C** Oleic acid is a colorless and tasteless Omega - 9 fatty acid first discovered by Michel Eugene Chevreul in 1846. It can be commonly found around you as it makes up 55-80% of oils content, various peanuts, olives, avocado 50%, and 15-20% of grape seed oil. It is abundant and can replace animal fat sources that are high in saturated fat within food. This topic intrigued me because it made me remember a video I watched about it that didn’t go into too much detail since it was mainly about animals.
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 * cis-octadec-9-enoic acid/C **** 18 **** H **** 34 **** O **** 2 **
 * Boiling Point: 334.7 °C****
 * __ What is Oleic acid? __**

__**How do you make Oleic acid? In order to make it, we get tall oil fatty acid to react with dienophile then heating it between 180 – 300 degrees Celsius. An adduct (also called an addition compound in Chemistry) is distilled to yield a high purity Oleic acid. Oleic acid can also be extracted from olive oil but it’s not recommended because it’s cheaper and less time consuming to just buy it. • Helped show benefits of a Mediterranean diet • Cuts expression of a gene that is involved with the development of breast cancer • Slows development of heart disease • Promotes production of antioxidants • Ingredient in moisturizers providing soft skin • Reduces risk of cardiovascular diseases • Reduces clogging of arteries • Helps relieve symptoms of asthma • Improves the functioning of the heart and circulatory system • Helps repair cell and tissue damage • Major ingredient in medications used to obstruct the progression of Adrenoleukodystrophy • Improves memory power and helps brain operate smoothly • can cause apoptosis (Programmed Cell Death) and dephosphorylates BAD __ Other interesting facts __ -Oleic acid can be emitted as an odour from various insects as a signal that it is dead. The insects would then take the dead insect out of their working place and dump them somewhere. The insects would then wipe the smell off themselves or else they would be forcefully dumped out alive. Examples of these insects are bees and ants. -Humans manufacture a small amount of oleic acid themselves. -Decreases a rats hunger [|http://www.3dchem.com/molecules.asp?ID=384#] (Image and general idea) [] (Moisturizer and percentages) [] (Interesting fact) [] (Chemical name) [] (Extracting oleic acid) [] (Making oleic acid method) [] [] (Interesting fact) [] (Benefits with additional oleic suppliers) [] (Harm) [] (Properties) http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/005610.html (Interesting fact) http://www.ehow.com/facts_5968941_citric-vs_-oleic-acid.html (Discovery)
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 * __ What are the benefits and harms of Oleic acid? __**
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 * __Oleic__ __acid content in Canola (Canada 1994-2008)__**
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