Term Name: | 2-hydroxyoleic acid |
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Synonyms: | (9Z)-2-hydroxyoctadec-9-enoic acid, (Z)-2-hydroxyoctadec-9-enoic acid, 2-hydroxy-9-cis-octadecenoic acid, 2-hydroxy-9Z-octadecenoic acid, 2-OHOA, 2OHOA, alpha-hydroxyoleic acid, cis-2-hydroxy-9-octadecenoic acid, Minerval |
Definition: | A 2-hydroxy fatty acid that is oleic acid which carries a hydroxy group at position 2. It is an orally bioavailable synthetic hydroxylated fatty acid which modulates the lipid content of cancer cell membranes and induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in several cancer cell lines. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:143096] ( EBI ) |