Description
ACAT is an intracellular cholesteryl ester synthase tied closely to the absorption of dietary cholesterol.{13122} Oleic acid-2,6-diisopropylanilide is an inhibitor of ACAT with an IC50 of 7 nM.{12463} When co-administered to rabbits or rats fed a high fat, high cholesterol diet, oleic acid-2,6-diisopropylanilide decreased LDL and elevated HDL levels when administered at 0.05%.
Formal name: N-[2,6-bis(1-methylethyl)phenyl]-9Z-octadecenamide
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Molecular weight: 441.7
CAS: 140112-65-8
Purity: ≥98%
Formulation: A solution in methyl acetate
Product Type|Biochemicals|Small Molecule Inhibitors|Sterol Biosynthesis||Research Area|Cardiovascular System|Lipids & Lipoproteins|Cholesterol Metabolism||Research Area|Cardiovascular System|Lipids & Lipoproteins|Lipoproteins||Research Area|Endocrinology & Metabolism|Metabolic Diseases|Dyslipidemias