α-Ketoisocaproic Acid (sodium salt)

Name: α-Ketoisocaproic Acid (sodium salt)
Brand: Cayman Chemical
SKU: CBSKU_100694118
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CAY21052-1 g

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Cayman Chemical

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1 g

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CAS Number:

4502-00-5

Purity:

≥95%

Molecular Weight:

152.1

Alternative Names:

4-methyl-2-oxo-pentanoic acid, monosodium salt, 2-ketoisocaproate, 2-ketoisocaproic acid, 2-oxoisocaproic acid, 4-methyl-2-oxopentanoate, 4-methyl-2-oxovalerate, 4-methyl-2-oxovaleric acid, 4-mop, kic, α-ketoisocaproate

Product Description:

A metabolite of leucine catabolism; increases the production of reactive species and decreases the activity of mitochondrial complex I and complex II-III in the rat hippocampus at 4 µmol; urine levels are reduced in db/db diabetic mice compared with heterozygous db/m non-diabetic mice; accumulates in the tissues and body fluids of patients with maple syrup urine disease