5-(TETRADECYLOXY)-2-FUROIC ACID Chemical Properties

Melting point:

112-115 °C

Boiling point:

441.7±25.0 °C(Predicted)

Density 

1.003±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted)

storage temp. 

-20°C

solubility 

DMSO: 2.5 mg/mL

form 

solid

pka

3.55±0.10(Predicted)

color 

white to beige

Stability:

Stable for 1 year from date of purchase as supplied. Solutions in DMSO or ethanol may be stored at -20° for up to 1 month.

Safety Information

WGK Germany 

2

RTECS 

LU0288000

HS Code 

29321900

MSDS

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5-(TETRADECYLOXY)-2-FUROIC ACID Usage And Synthesis

Description

TOFA (54857-86-2) interferes with fatty acid synthase via inhibition of acetyl Co-A carboxylase (ACC1).1 Induces apoptosis in a variety of tumor cell lines.2,3 Stimulates neurite outgrowth and neuronal differentiation in rat pheochromocytoma cells.4 TOFA impairs glucose-stimulated insulin secretion after chronic treatment.5

Uses

TOFA has been used as a lipid biosynthesis inhibitor in mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs), human pluripotent stem cells., an acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1 inhibitor in murine adipocyte cell lines., a lipolysis inhibitor in cancer stem cells (CSCs).

Definition

ChEBI: A member of the class of furans that is 2-furoic acid in which the hydrogen at position 5 is replaced by a tetradecyloxy group.

Biochem/physiol Actions

5-(Tetradecyloxy)-2-furoic acid (TOFA) elicits hypolipidemic?functionality by favoring fatty acid breakdown and at the same time preventing biosynthesis. It induces apoptosis in pancreatic cancer cells and favors tumor suppression.

in vivo

References

References/Citations:
(1)Halvorson et al. (1984), Inhibition of fatty acid synthesis in isolated adipocytes by 5-tetradecyloxy)-2-furoic acid; Lipids, 19 851
(2) Guseva et al. (2011), TOFA (5-tetradecyl-oxy-2-furoic acid) reduces fatty acid synthesis, inhibits expression of AR, neuropilin-1 and Mcl-1 and kills prostate cancer cells independent of p53 status; Cancer Biol. Ther., 12 80
(3) Zhou et al. (2003), Fatty acid synthesis inhibition triggers apoptosis during S phase in human cancer cells; Cancer Res., 63 7330
(4) Schmidt et al. (1999), Transcription control and neuronal differentiation by agents that activate the LXR nuclear receptor family; Mol. Cell. Endocrinol., 155 51
(5) Ronnebaum et al. (2008), Chronic suppression of acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1 in beta-cells impairs insulin secretion via inhibition of glucose rather than lipid metabolism; J. Biol. Chem., 283 14248

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