Description
- SKU:
- 10-3284-500mg
- Additional Names:
- 2-BP
- CAS Number:
- 18263-25-7
- Extra Details:
- Inhibits protein S-palmitoylation.1 Blocks palmitic acid-induced increase in cAMP levels in human primary melanocytes expressing the melanocortin-1 receptor which undergoes an essential palmitoylation as a prerequisite for receptor signaling.2
- Molecular Weight:
- 335.23
- Physical State:
- White solid
- References:
- 1) Tsukamoto et al. (2013), Role of S-palmitoylation on IFITM5 for the interaction with FKBP11 in osteoblast cells; PLoS One, 8(9) e75831 2) Chen et al. (2017), Palmitoylation-dependent activation of MC1R prevents melanomagenesis; Nature, 549 399
- Shipping Conditions:
- Ambient
- Storage Conditions:
- Room Temperature
- Supplier:
- Focus Biomolecules
- Purity:
- 98% by TLC, NMR (Conforms)
- Chemical Name:
- 2-Bromohexadecanoic acid (racemic)
