Tristearin (Glycerol tristearate) is a triglyceride derived from three units of stearic acid^[1].

Tristearin is a commonly used solid-lipid nanoparticle (SLN) component for constructing drug delivery carriers. Tristearin increases the cellular uptake rate of carried drugs, thereby enhancing the drug efficacy^[2].

MedChemExpress (MCE) has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.

• [1]. Pizzirusso A, et al. Molecular Insights into the Eutectic Tripalmitin/Tristearin Binary System. J Am Chem Soc. 2018 Oct 3;140(39):12405-12414.  [Content Brief]

  [2]. Rasekh M, et al., Facile Preparation of Drug-Loaded Tristearin Encapsulated Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Using Coaxial Electrospray Processing. Mol Pharm. 2017 Jun 5;14(6):2010-2023.  [Content Brief]