Description
A glucosylceramide synthase inhibitor (IC50 = 14 nM); reduces hepatic levels of glucosylceramide and triglycerides as well as blood levels of ALT, hemoglobin A1c, and non-fasting glucose in ob/ob mice at 120 mg/kg per day; decreases hepatic fat mass and reduces the size and number of hepatic lipid droplets in diet-induced obese mice at 125 mg/kg per day
Formal name: N-[(1R,2R)-2-(2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-6-yl)-2-hydroxy-1-(1-pyrrolidinylmethyl)ethyl]-nonanamide
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Molecular weight: 418.6
CAS: 491833-30-8
Purity: ≥98%
Formulation: A crystalline solid