Term Name: | C75 |
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Synonyms: | (+-)-C75, (2R*,3S*)-4-methylidene-2-octyl-5-oxotetrahydrofuran-3-carboxylic acid, (2R*,3S*)-tetrahydro-4-methylene-2-octyl-5-oxo-3-furancarboxylic acid, C75 (racemic mixture of trans-isomers), C75 trans, rac-(2R,3S)-4-methylidene-2-octyl-5-oxotetrahydrofuran-3-carboxylic acid, trans-C 75, trans-C75, trans-tetrahydro-4-methylene-2-octyl-5-oxo-3-furancarboxylic acid |
Definition: | A racemate comprising equimolar amount of (2R,3S)-C75 and its enantiomer, (2S,3R)-C75. It is a fatty-acid synthase (FAS) inhibitor and an activator of carnitine palmitoyl-transferase-1 that leads to weight loss and feeding inhibition in mice. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:189865] ( EBI ) |