02-H30392 - 6-methylheptanoic-acid | 929-10-2

<p>6-Methylheptanoic acid</p>

<p>6-Methylheptanoic acid</p>

<p>6-Methylheptanoic acid (6-methyl-heptanoic acid) is orally toxic and is involved in the synthesis of polymyxin B and colistin hapten PMB-A.</p>

<p>Applications 6-Methylheptanoic acid is used as a reagent to synthesize analogues of Eponemycin, an antibiotic that also exhibits anti-angiogenic activity by inhibiting proteasome function. 6-Methylheptanoic acid naturally occurs as a component of the scent chemical of the brushtail possum.<br> Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the package<br>References McLean, S., et al.: J. Chem. Ecol., 38, 1318 (2012); Oikawa, T., et al.: Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm., 181, 1070 (1991); Sin, N., et al.: Bioorg. Med. Chem., 6, 1209 (1998)<br></p>