Application Notes:
This high purity monounsaturated fatty acid is ideal as a standard and for use in biological systems. cis-11-hexadecenoic acid
is found in some insects where it acts as a pheromone precursor.1 It is the main monoene fatty acid of some organisms, such
as the myxobacteria Cytophaga hutchinsonii, where it is predominantly found acylated to phosphatidylethanolamine.2 cis-11-
hexadecenoic acid is formed by the delta 11-desaturase enzyme from palmitic acid.3
References:
1. H. Wang et al. “Biosynthesis of Unusual Moth Pheromone Components Involves Two Different Pathways in the Navel Orangeworm, Amyelois
transitella” J Chem Ecol., vol. 36(5) pp. 535-547, 2010
2. R. Walker “Cis-11-hexadecenoic acid from Cytophaga hutchinsonii lipids” Lipids, vol. 4(1) pp. 15-18, 1969
3. M. Serra et al. “Biosynthesis of 10,12-dienoic fatty acids by a bifunctional 11desaturase in Spodoptera littoralis” Insect Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology, vol. 36(8) pp. 634-641, 2006