Castor oil MedChemExpress (MCE)

Product Name	Castor oil
Synonyms	FEMA 2263;RICINI OIL;RICINI OLEUM;RICINIUS OIL
CAS	8001-79-4;121053-17-6
EINECS	232-293-8
Chemical Formula	C57H104O9
Molecular Weight	933.43026
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Package	100 mL
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Descriptions	Castor oil Castor oil MedChemExpress (MCE) HY-107799 8001-79-4 Pure form -20°C 3 years 4°C 2 years In solvent -80°C 6 months -20°C 1 month Room temperature in continental US Descriptions Castor oil Castor oil MedChemExpress (MCE) HY-107799 8001-79-4 Pure form -20°C 3 years 4°C 2 years In solvent -80°C 6 months -20°C 1 month Room temperature in continental US may vary elsewhere. Castor oil is a natural triglyceride and a solvent. Castor oil has a laxative effect and induces labor in pregnant females. Castor oil can be used as a solvent, co-solvent, stabilizing agent and polyol for the formation of polymer-nanoparticle composites. Castor oil (CO) is an inedible vegetable oil that has been employed extensively as a bioresource material for the synthesis of biodegradable polymers, cosmetics, lubricants, biofuels, coatings and adhesives. Castor oil is used in medicine, pharmaceuticals and biorefineries, due to its versatile chemistry[1]. Castor oil is a natural triglyceride which has a laxative effect and induces labor in pregnant females. When given castor oil, wild-type mice respond with a strong diarrhea, starting about 30 min after application. The laxative effect lasts for about 2 h[2]. Mice are used to measure the laxative effects of Castor oil and starved 16 h before the experiments. On the day of the experiment, mice are treated with the Castor oil, and the bottom of the cages is covered with white tissue paper. The weight of shapeless and watery stools is determined hourly[1]. \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| [1]. Mensah MB, et al. Castor oil: a suitable green source of capping agent for nanoparticle syntheses and facile surface functionalization. R Soc Open Sci. 2018 Aug 15 5(8):180824. [Content Brief] [2]. Tunaru S, et al. Castor oil induces laxation and uterus contraction via ricinoleic acid activating prostaglandin EP3 receptors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Jun 5 109(23):9179-84. [Content Brief]
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