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(RS)-(Methylenecyclopropyl)acetic acid

analytical standard

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H8O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
112.13
Beilstein:
1927126
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

Assay

≥95.0% (HPLC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

food and beverages

format

neat

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

OC(=O)CC1CC1=C

InChI

1S/C6H8O2/c1-4-2-5(4)3-6(7)8/h5H,1-3H2,(H,7,8)

InChI key

QJBXAEKEXKLLLZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

(RS)-(Methylenecyclopropyl)acetic acid (MCPA), an inhibitor of multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase enzymes, is derived from hypoglycin A metabolism. MCPA forms non-metabolizable carnitine and coenzyme A (CoA) esters thereby depressing tissue levels of these cofactors and making them less available for other biochemical reactions. (RS)-(Methylenecyclopropyl)acetic acid may be used as a reference material during the analysis of MCPA.
Hypoglycin A is metabolized by means of transamination and oxidative decarboxylation to methylene cyclopropyl acetic acid (MCPA). MCPA forms nonmetabolizable carnitine and coenzyme A (CoA) esters, thereby depressing tissue levels of these cofactors and making them less available for other biochemical reactions.
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Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Methylenecyclopropaneacetic acid, a metabolite of hypoglycin.
C Von Holt
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 125(1), 1-10 (1966-08-03)
David Grünig et al.
Biochemical pharmacology, 177, 113860-113860 (2020-03-14)
Treatment with valproate is associated with hepatic steatosis, but the mechanisms are not fully elucidated in human cell systems. We therefore investigated the effects of valproate on fatty acid and triglyceride metabolism in HepaRG cells, a human hepatoma cell line.
The antagonism of the toxicity of hypoglycin by glycine.
S S Al-Bassam et al.
Biochemical pharmacology, 30(20), 2817-2824 (1981-10-01)
K Y Tserng et al.
Biochemistry, 30(44), 10755-10760 (1991-11-05)
To study the structure-activity relationship between pentanoic acid analogues and the inhibition of fatty acid oxidation, a number of 4-pentenoic and methylenecyclopropaneacetic acid derivatives were prepared. All compounds inhibited palmitoylcarnitine oxidation in rat liver mitochondria, with 50% inhibition occurring at
Y K Lieu et al.
The American journal of physiology, 272(3 Pt 1), E359-E366 (1997-03-01)
To examine the changes in coenzyme A profile and the possible corrective effects of carnitine supplementation in the genetic disorders of mitochondrial beta-oxidation, we carried out experiments using an inhibitor of multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase enzymes, methylenecyclopropaneacetic acid (MCPA), in rat

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