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Sigma-Aldrich

6-Fluoromevalonate

≥90% (GC), viscous liquid

Synonym(s):

Tetrahydro-4-fluoromethyl-4-hydroxy-2H-pyran-2-one, ZR 3516

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H9FO3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
148.13
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
51111800
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

Assay

≥90% (GC)

form

viscous liquid

color

yellow tint

solubility

DMSO: ≥3 mg/mL

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

OC1(CF)CCOC(=O)C1

InChI

1S/C6H9FO3/c7-4-6(9)1-2-10-5(8)3-6/h9H,1-4H2

InChI key

DPPMVKMESJJAJZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

6-Fluoromevalonate has been used as a mevalonate pyrophosphate decarboxylase inhibitor:
  • to study the effect of mevalonate pathway inhibition on patient-derived brain tumor-initiating cells (BTICs) growth and self-renewal
  • to study its effect on induction of trained immunity by β-glucan in monocytes
  • to determine the effect of the mevalonate pathway (MVP) on ADP-ribosylation factor 6 (ARF6) activation

Biochem/physiol Actions

Mevalonate-pyrophosphate decarboxylase inhibitor

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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J A Cuthbert et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 265(30), 18568-18575 (1990-10-25)
The sterol synthesis inhibitor 6-fluoromevalonate (Fmev) was used to explore the role of mevalonate products in lymphocyte proliferation. Fmev blocks the synthesis of isopentenyl pyrophosphate and all more distal products in the sterol pathway. When cells were cultured in lipoprotein-deficient
J A Cuthbert et al.
Cancer research, 55(8), 1732-1740 (1995-04-15)
Mevalonate is the precursor of a number of different products potentially required for the growth of cells, including the prenylated oncoprotein Ras. To determine whether inhibition of mevalonate metabolism would selectively block proliferation of Ras-transformed cells, 6-fluoromevalonate (Fmev), an inhibitor
J E Carrel et al.
Experientia, 42(7), 853-854 (1986-07-15)
Biosynthesis of cantharidin in a blister beetle, Lytta polita, is effectively inhibited by 6-fluoromevalonate. Inhibition is attributed specifically to the fluorine substituent. Biochemical inhibition has not been demonstrated previously for an arthropod's defensive substance.
Ari Hashimoto et al.
The Journal of cell biology, 213(1), 81-95 (2016-04-06)
Drug resistance, metastasis, and a mesenchymal transcriptional program are central features of aggressive breast tumors. The GTPase Arf6, often overexpressed in tumors, is critical to promote epithelial-mesenchymal transition and invasiveness. The metabolic mevalonate pathway (MVP) is associated with tumor invasiveness
A Corsini et al.
Comptes rendus des seances de la Societe de biologie et de ses filiales, 191(2), 169-194 (1997-01-01)
The role of mevalonic acid (MVA) and its products (isoprenoids) in cell proliferation prompted us to investigate the effect of drugs affecting diverse enzymatic steps of the MVA pathway on rat aorta smooth muscle cell (SMC) proliferation. Competitive inhibitors of

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