title: Derivatives of 10,16-dihydroxyhexadecanoic acid isolated from tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) as potential material for aliphatic polyesters.
abstract: The main monomer of tomato cuticle, 10,16-dihydroxyhexadecanoic acid (or 10,16-dihydroxypalmitic acid; 10,16-DHPA), was isolated and used to efficiently synthesize two different monomers (16-hydroxy-10-oxo-hexadecanoic and 7-oxohexa-decanedioic acids) in addition to a dimer and linear and branched trimers. These compounds were fully characterized using NMR and MS techniques and could be used as starting materials for the synthesis of a wide range of chemicals and bio-polyesters, particularly the latter due to their physical properties, non-toxicity, and relative abundance among raw materials.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Orgánica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas-IPN, Prolongación de Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N, Colonia Santo Tomás, D.F. 11340, Mexico. danielarrieta@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Arrieta-Baez
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cruz-Carrillo
authors.forename: Mayra Beatriz
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Gómez-Patiño
authors.forename: L Gerardo
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Zepeda-Vallejo
mesh_terms: D018551:Solanum lycopersicum / Q000737:chemistry*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010169:Palmitic Acids / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011091:Polyesters / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: C474391:10,16-dihydroxyhexadecanoic acid; D010169:Palmitic Acids; D011091:Polyesters; D011108:Polymers