A naturally occurring anti-inflammatory agent.
Isolated from soybean lecithin, egg yolk, and peanut meal: Kuehl et al.,J. Am. Chem. Soc.79, 5577 (1957). Synthesis by refluxing ethanolamine
with palmitic acid: Roe et al.,ibid.74, 3442 (1952).
Properties
Crystals from 95% ethanol or cyclohexane, mp 98-99°.