Δ2-cis Eicosenoic acid
Δ2-cis Eicosenoic acid is an α,β-unsaturated fatty acid that has been extracted from fresh water clams and purified. A related compound, 2-octadecenoic acid, has been shown to improve liver function and decrease blood sugar in streptozocin-induced diabetic rats. Δ2-cis Eicosenoic acid and its salts have potential medicinal use for treating diabetes and improving lipid metabolism.
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- CAS No.: 93772-82-8
- Formula: C20H38O2
- Molecular Weight:310.51
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Chemical Information
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CAS No. 93772-82-8
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Molecular Weight 310.51
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Formula C20H38O2
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SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC/C=C\C(O)=O
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Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.
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Storage
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Protocols
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Research Protocol for Metabolic Diseases
AMP-activated protein kinase, AMPK, is a conserved cellular energy sensor that responds to reduced cellular energy status and coordinates metabolism by increasing ATP-generating catabolic pathways while suppressing ATP-consuming anabolic processes. In metabolic disease research, the AMPK pathway is experimentally relevant because it regulates hepatic lipid synthesis, fatty acid oxidation, glucose production, skeletal-muscle glucose disposal, mTORC1-linked biosynthesis, autophagy, mitochondrial homeostasis, and whole-body energy balance. The central pathway logic is that energy stress, metformin, exercise-like stimulation, or direct AMPK activators increase AMPKα Thr172 phosphorylation and downstream substrate phosphorylation, including ACC and RAPTOR. Phosphorylation of ACC suppresses lipogenesis and supports fatty acid oxidation, whereas phosphorylation of RAPTOR suppresses mTORC1 signaling and links cellular energy status to growth and protein synthesis control. The pathway is linked
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Concentration (start) × Volume (start) = Concentration (final) × Volume (final)
Δ2-cis Eicosenoic acid Related Classifications
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