It is a type of higher saturated fatty acid found in living organisms, with the chemical formula C 17 H 35 COOH. Its molecular weight is 284.5, its melting point is 69.6°C, and it forms white leaf-shaped crystals at room temperature. Like other higher fatty acids, it is insoluble in water and soluble in organic solvents. It is the main component of the various fatty acids that make up glycerides, and is found in particularly high concentrations in the fat (solid) of cows and sheep, but is rarely found in vegetable oils (liquid). Soap is made by saponifying oils and fats with caustic soda, and its main component is the sodium salt of stearic acid. Stearic acid is also obtained by the hydrogenation reaction of oleic acid. A mixture of stearic acid and palmitic acid is widely used as a raw material for candles, ointments, cosmetic creams, etc. [Takayoshi Wakagi] [Reference] | | | | | |Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
生体内にみいだされる高級飽和脂肪酸の一種で、C17H35COOHの化学式をもつ。分子量284.5、融点69.6℃。常温で白色の葉状結晶。他の高級脂肪酸と同様に、水に不溶、有機溶媒に可溶。グリセリドを構成するさまざまの脂肪酸のなかの主要成分であり、とくにウシやヒツジの脂肪(固体)に含量が高く、植物油(液体)にはほとんどみいだされない。せっけんは油脂をカ性ソーダでけん化してつくるので、その主成分はステアリン酸のナトリウム塩である。また、オレイン酸の水素添加反応によってステアリン酸が得られる。ステアリン酸とパルミチン酸との混合物は、ろうそく、軟膏(なんこう)、化粧用クリームなどの原料として広く用いられる。 [若木高善] [参照項目] | | | | | |出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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