Larodan Fine Chemicals

Larodan Fine Chemicals, Sweden

Is a manufacturer and supplier of high purity lipids for more than 20 years. Larodan offers Fatty Acids, Glycerides, Phospholipids, Brain Lipids, Polyprenols, Dolichols, Eicosanoids and other research lipids for use in wide-ranging applications, e.g. in areas including food, pharmaceutical and bioscientific sciences.

The Lipid and Research Chemicals Company

We manufacture and market lipids and supply research chemicals and products from leading international companies for use in bioscientific, pharmaceutical, analytical, NMR and other applications. Examples of such products are Stable Isotope Compounds, Radiochemicals, NMR consumables, EIA Kits and related biochemicals and Environmental standards.

For the Swedish / Scandinavian market we regularly distribute catalogues, newsletters and other useful information from the companies that we represent.
By clicking “Research Chemicals” you will get an overview of these companies – you can also use this page to order catalogues that interest you.
By clicking on Lipids (Products) above and further searching by product groups you will find leading selections of lipid compounds for the most demanding applications. Unique products are listed in areas such as Fatty Acids and Derivatives, Oxylipins, Eicosanoids, Glycerides, 13C/D Lipids, Polyprenols, Dolichols, Coenzyme A Esters , L-Acyl-Carnitines.
To further support the use of biochemically derived lipids – Oxylipins, Eicosanoids and Unusual fatty Acids we provide appropriate literature (Publications above). Extensive documentation (MS, GC, HPLC) is supplied with these products.
We continuously introduce new Lipids – just click on the formula below and read more.

Company mission

Our aim is to offer research grade lipids for use in wide-ranging applications, e.g. in areas including food, pharmaceutical and bioscientific sciences.
Therefore, you will find that we carry leading selections of various Fatty Acids, Glycerides, Phospholipids, Brain Lipids, Polyprenols, Dolichols, Eicosanoids and other research lipids.

Width and variation of offering

To demonstrate the variation of our lipid classes, our selection of fatty acids is taken as an example below. Today, Larodan offers the following kinds of fatty acids/modifications:

Saturated and polyunsaturated Coenzyme A esters
Acyl Carnitine Chlorides
Methyl branched including Phytanic & Pristanic Acid
Cyclopropyl
Hydroxy/2-Hydroxy, 3-Hydroxy, omega-Hydroxy, Dihydroxy
Epoxy and Oxy
Oxylipins – oxygenated derivatives from Linoleic & Linolenic Acid
Unstable Eicosanoids
D- and 13C-labelled

The “Fatty Acids” case above is just an example – similarly, you will find leading lines of Glycerides, Phospholipids, Polyprenols, Dolichols etc in our product range.