MEDICA 16

Term ID

CHEBI:149582

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 )

Resources

CTD

Relationships

is a type of: alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid

alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid Show first 5 Terms
has_role: antilipemic drug EC 2.3.3.8 (ATP citrate synthase) inhibitor EC 6.4.1.2 (acetyl-CoA carboxylase) inhibitor G-protein-coupled receptor agonist hypoglycemic agent

antilipemic drug EC 2.3.3.8 (ATP citrate synthase) inhibitor EC 6.4.1.2 (acetyl-CoA carboxylase) inhibitor G-protein-coupled receptor agonist hypoglycemic agent Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype resulting from MEDICA 16

Phenotype where environments contain MEDICA 16

Phenotype modified by environments containing MEDICA 16

Human Disease Model