Heptadecanoic acid, 2,3-dihydroxypropyl ester

Uses

1-Heptadecanoyl-rac-glycerol may be employed as an internal standard during the quantitative estimation of 2-arachidonoyl glycerol (2-AG) in tissue lipid extracts of overnight fasted mice by LC/MS (Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry). It may be employed as a neutral lipid standard for the analysis of cellular neutral lipid (such as cholesterol, cholesterol esters, wax esters) by HPLC.', 'Standard for the quantification and characterization of lipid mixtures

Definition

ChEBI: 2,3-dihydroxypropyl heptadecanoate is a 1-monoglyceride.