Synonyms: (±) acid 3 [1] | 2-tetradecylglycidic acid | MCN-3802 | MCN-3802-21-98
Compound class:
Metabolite
Comment: Palmoxiric acid is an orally active inhibitor of long-chain fatty acid oxidation with hypoglycemic activity. The major activity of this compound is as a carnitine palmitoyl transferase (CPT) inhibitor. The majority of the biological activity resides with the R enantiomer, which is converted to its CoA ester in vivo [1].
The INN-assigned compound palmoxiric acid is a racemic mixture of two enantiomers. The structure shown here does not specify stereochemistry and represents the mixture. |
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Classification ![]() |
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Compound class | Metabolite |
IUPAC Name ![]() |
2-tetradecyloxirane-2-carboxylic acid |
International Nonproprietary Names ![]() |
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INN number | INN |
5260 | palmoxiric acid |
Synonyms ![]() |
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(±) acid 3 [1] | 2-tetradecylglycidic acid | MCN-3802 | MCN-3802-21-98 |
Database Links ![]() |
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CAS Registry No. | 68170-97-8 (source: Scifinder) |
ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL12394 |
GtoPdb PubChem SID | 178100229 |
PubChem CID | 71976 |
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