alpha-hydroxymyristic acid
2-hydroxytetradecanoic acid
Material Info
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CAS |
2507-55-3 |
EINECS |
219-714-0 |
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Material Notes |
2-Hydroxymyristic acid is an analog of myristic acid that becomes metabolically activated in cells to form 2-hydroxymyristoyl-CoA, a potent inhibitor of myristoyl-CoA:protein N-myristoyltransferase, the enzyme that catalyzes protein N-myristoylation. Treatment of T cells with 2-hydroxymyristic acid inhibits the myristoylation and alters the stability of p56lck. (PMID 8103677) [HMDB] |