Castor oil
SIGMA/259853
CAS Number: 8001-79-4
EC Number: 232-293-8
MDL Number: MFCD00130746
Product Type: Chemical
| biological source | Ricinus communis |
| bp | 313 °C (lit.) |
| density | 0.961 g/mL at 25 °C |
| form | liquid |
| InChI | 1S/C57H104O9/c1-4-7-10-31 |
| InChI key | ZEMPKEQAKRGZGQ-AAKVHIHISA |
| lipid type | oils |
| optical activity | [α]20/D +5°, c = 5 in ethanol |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| refractive index | n |
| SMILES string | O(C(COC(=O)CCCCCCCC=C/CC |
| Application: | Castor oil is a triglyceride obtained from Ricinus communis. It has been used to study its impact on rat lens condition. Castor oil has also been used as a test reagent for studying the dose-response relationship and mechanism of action of Saccharomyces boulardii by utilizing the rat model of castor oil-induced diarrhea. |
| Packaging: | 1 L in glass bottle |
| Packaging: | 250 mL in glass bottle |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | awg |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| bp | 313 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 0.961 g/mL at 25 °C |
| Refractive Index | n |
| UNSPSC | 12352211 |

