Eicosadienoic acid

Eicosadienoic acid (CAS 5598-38-9), also referred to commercially as 11,14-eicosadienoic acid, is a 20-carbon polyunsaturated fatty acid found in select seed oils and animal fats.

Where is Eicosadienoic acid used?

• Food and nutrition: reference material or functional lipid ingredient in fatty acid profiling and nutraceutical research
• Cosmetics: skin-conditioning preparations, emollient and barrier-function formulations
• Pharmaceuticals: intermediate in the synthesis of lipid-based drug delivery systems and fatty acid reference standards
• It functions as a bioactive lipid component and antioxidant stabilizer in formulations.

Commercial specifications

• Neat liquid or dissolved in solvent at defined concentrations, primarily for research and analytical use
• Technical and high-purity grades suited to pharmaceutical intermediate and reference standard applications
• Packaging commonly offered in small quantities