OBO ID: CHEBI:149582
Term Name: MEDICA 16 Search Ontology:
Synonyms:
  • 3,3,14,14-tetramethylhexadecanedioic acid
  • beta,beta'-tetramethylhexadecane-alpha,omega-dioic acid
  • beta,beta'-tetramethylhexadecanedioic acid
  • MEDIC-16
  • MEDICA-16
  • MEDICA16
Definition: An alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid that is hexadecanedioic acid carrying methyl groups at positions 3 and 14. It is a free fatty acid 1 (FFA1/GPR40) receptor agonist and an ATP citrate lyase inhibitor, and exhibits hypolipidemic and antidiabetogenic properties.
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Ontology: ChEBI  ( EBI )
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