Term Name: | MEDICA 16 |
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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. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:149582] ( EBI ) |