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M5693

Sigma-Aldrich

MEDICA 16

powder, ≥97% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

3,3,14,14-Tetramethylhexadecanedioic acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H38O4
CAS Number:
87272-20-6
Molecular Weight:
342.51
MDL number:
MFCD00797684
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24724539
NACRES:
NA.77

Assay

≥97% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

white to beige

mp

154-159 °C

solubility

DMSO: 10 mg/mL, clear

shipped in

wet ice

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CC(C)(CCCCCCCCCCC(C)(C)CC(O)=O)CC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C20H38O4/c1-19(2,15-17(21)22)13-11-9-7-5-6-8-10-12-14-20(3,4)16-18(23)24/h5-16H2,1-4H3,(H,21,22)(H,23,24)

InChI key

HYSMCRNFENOHJH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Biochem/physiol Actions

MEDICA 16 is an ATP-citrate lyase inhibitor and potent triacylglycerol-lowering agent. The product is hypolipidemic, antidiabetic, and shows reduced adiposity.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Listings

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JAN Code

M5693-VAR:
M5693-5MG:
M5693-BULK:
M5693-25MG:

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Lot/Batch Number
BGBC2357
034M4601V
037K46022
037K46021
037K4602

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Bella Kalderon et al.
American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 284(4), E795-E803 (2002-12-19)
The putative role played by insulin sensitizers in modulating adipose tissue lipolysis in the fasting state was evaluated in obese conscious Zucker rats treated with troglitazone or beta,beta'-tetramethylhexadecanedioic acid (MEDICA 16) and compared with nontreated lean and obese animals. The
O Hermesh et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1457(3), 166-174 (2000-04-25)
Calcium-dependent uncoupling of liver mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation by a non-metabolizable long chain fatty acyl analogue was compared with uncoupling induced by in vivo thyroid hormone treatment. beta,beta'-Methyl-substituted hexadecane alpha, omega-dioic acid (Medica 16) is reported here to induce a saturable
G Rose-Kahn et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1042(2), 259-264 (1990-02-06)
Rat liver acetyl-CoA carboxylase activity was inhibited by the free as well as the CoA monothioester of beta, beta'-methyl-substituted hexadecanedioic acid (MEDICA 16) (Bar-Tana, J., Rose-Kahn, G. and Srebnik, M. (1985) J. Biol. Chem. 260, 8404-8410 (1985). (1) The CoA
R Hertz et al.
Biochemical pharmacology, 61(9), 1057-1062 (2001-04-13)
Hepatocyte nuclear factor-4alpha (HNF-4alpha) modulates the expression of liver-specific genes that control the production (e.g. apolipoprotein [apo] A-I and apo B) and clearance (e.g. apo C-III) of plasma lipoproteins. We reported that the CoA thioesters of amphipathic carboxylic hypolipidemic drugs
R G Elkin et al.
British poultry science, 33(3), 677-681 (1992-07-01)
1. beta, beta'-tetramethyl-substituted hexadecanedioic acid (MEDICA 16), an inhibitor of hepatic cholesterogenesis and lipogenesis in rats, was orally administered to 24-week-old White Leghorn hens for a period of 16 d. Hens were fed maize-soya-bean meal diets containing 0, 1.5, or
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