Octacosanol (C28h58o)

Our provided Octacosanol (C28H58O) is a 28 carbon long-chain saturated primary alcohol, and is the active ingredient in wheat germ oil. It is found in wheat germ oil, spinach and sugar cane wax.The most famous member of the policosanol family is octacosanol, a 28-carbon aliphatic alcohol (molecular weight 410.74), popularized as an active ingredient in wheat germ oil. Its proportion to other aliphatic alcohols in the policosanol profile depends on the source. Sugar cane wax can contain approximately 60-70 percent octacosanol, while rice bran wax and beeswax levels are approximately 17.5 percent.
A small double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized crossover trial involving 10 patients with mild to moderate Parkinson's disease showed that three patients improved significantly within six weeks of consuming 15 mg octacosanol per day. Many beneficial attributes of octacosanol have been reported, in both humans and animal investigations: reduction of cholesterol and triglycerides (rodents),improvement of motor endurance (rodents),# increased size of testes and seminal vesicles (rodents), and increased stamina and physical exertion (humans). Octacosanol is a 28 carbon long-chain saturated primary alcohol. It is a constituent of vegetable waxes. Octacosanol is isolated from the wax found on green blades of wheat. It is the major long-chain alcohol isolated from the waxes of sugar cane and yams.