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Investigational Drug Details

Drug ID: D417
Drug Name: Palmitic Acid
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Type: small molecule
DrugBank ID: DB03796
DrugBank Description: A common saturated fatty acid found in fats and waxes including olive oil, palm oil, and body lipids.
PubChem ID: 985
CasNo: 57-10-3
Repositioning for NAFLD: Yes
SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O
Structure:
InChiKey: IPCSVZSSVZVIGE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Molecular Weight: 256.4241
DrugBank Targets: Alpha-lactalbumin; Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha; Rhodopsin; Palmitoyl-protein thioesterase 1; Myelin P2 protein; Glycodelin; Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4-gamma; Lipid binding protein; Cytochrome P450 2C8; Trafficking protein particle complex subunit 3; Fatty acid-binding protein TM_1468
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DrugBank Pharmacology: Palmitic acid is the first fatty acid produced during lipogenesis (fatty acid synthesis) and from which longer fatty acids can be produced. Palmitate negatively feeds back on acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) which is responsible for converting acetyl-ACP to malonyl-ACP on the growing acyl chain, thus preventing further palmitate generation
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