Isocaproaldehyde

Isocaproaldehyde is a product of side-chain cleavage of cholesterol. Isocaproaldehyde is an endogenous specific substrate of mouse vas deferens protein (MVDP) [1][2].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[1119-16-0]

Product Name Alternative

4-Methylpentanal; 4-Methylvaleraldehyde

UNSPSC

12352211

Hazard Statement

H225-H302-H315-H319-H335

Target

Endogenous Metabolite

Type

Natural Products

Related Pathways

Metabolic Enzyme/Protease

Applications

Metabolism-protein/nucleotide metabolism

Field of Research

Metabolic Disease

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/isocaproaldehyde.html

Solubility

10 mM in DMSO

Smiles

O=CCCC(C)C

Molecular Formula

C6H12O

Molecular Weight

100.16

Precautions

P210-P240-P241-P242-P243-P261-P264-P270-P271-P280-P302+P352-P303+P361+P353-P304+P340-P305+P351+P338-P330-P362-P370+P378-P403+P233-P403+P235-P405-P501

References & Citations

[1]Matsuura K, et al. Aldose reductase is a major reductase for isocaproaldehyde, a product of side-chain cleavage of cholesterol, in human and animal adrenal glands. Arch Biochem Biophys. 1996 Apr 15;328 (2) :265-71. |[2]Lefrançois-Martinez AM, et al. Product of side-chain cleavage of cholesterol, isocaproaldehyde, is an endogenous specific substrate of mouse vas deferens protein, an aldose reductase-like protein in adrenocortical cells. J Biol Chem. 1999 Nov 12;274 (46) :32875-80.