Sugar Cane Extract 60% Octacosanol | 557-61-9

Octacosanol is an object extracted from sugar cane.

Octacosanol is an organic compound with the structural formula CH3(CH2)26CH2OH. Appearance is white powder or scaly crystal, tasteless and odorless. Soluble in hot ethanol, ether, benzene, toluene, chloroform, dichloromethane, petroleum ether and other organic solvents, insoluble in water. In addition, octacosanol is stable to acid, alkali and reducing agent, and is stable to light and heat, and is not easy to absorb moisture.

Octacosanol is a higher aliphatic alcohol and is a simple saturated straight-chain alcohol composed of a hydrophobic alkyl group and a hydrophilic hydroxyl group.

The chemical reaction mainly occurs on the hydroxyl group, and can undergo esterification, halogenation, thiolation, dehydration hydroxylation and Dehydration into ether and other reactions.

The efficacy and role of Sugar Cane Extract 60% Octacosanol： 

Octacosanol is a world-recognized anti-fatigue substance. It is extracted from pure natural plant rice bran wax and sugarcane wax.

The research results of Dr. T.K. Cureton from the University of Illinois show its main functions:

1. Improve endurance, energy and physical strength;

2. Improve response sensitivity;

3. Improve stress ability;

4. Promote the action of sex hormones and relieve muscle pain;

5. Improve myocardial function;

6. Lower cholesterol, blood lipids, lower systolic blood pressure;

7. Improve body metabolism