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2-Bromooctanoic acid

97%

Synonym(s):

2-Bromocaprylic acid

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)5CH(Br)COOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
223.11
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1760958
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

assay

97%

contains

Silver Wool as stabilizer

refractive index

n20/D 1.471 (lit.)

bp

140 °C/5 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.278 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

bromo
carboxylic acid

SMILES string

CCCCCCC(Br)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C8H15BrO2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7(9)8(10)11/h7H,2-6H2,1H3,(H,10,11)

InChI key

GTGTXZRPJHDASG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

2-Bromooctanoic acid is an effective substitute for the expensive (2,000 times) and cell-growth-inhibiting polyhydroxyalkanoic acid synthesis inhibitor, cerulenin. It blocks the formation of polyhydroxyalkanoic acid in Pseudomonas fluorescens BM07 without any influence on the cell growth when grown on fructose. It inhibits β-oxidation of fatty acids in perfused rat liver and in mitochondria isolated from rat liver.

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Corrosion

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Danger

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Hazard Classifications

Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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B M Raaka et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 254(14), 6755-6762 (1979-07-25)
Incubation of rat liver mitochondria with 10 microM DL-2-bromooctanoate causes complete and irreversible inactivation of 3-ketothiolase I (acyl-CoA:acetyl-CoA C-acyltransferase). Evidence is presented that mitochondria convert bromooctanoate to 2-bromo-3-ketooctanoyl-CoA, an alpha-haloketone which is probably the active form of the inhibitor. The
Channeling of intermediates derived from medium-chain fatty acids and de novo-synthesized fatty acids to polyhydroxyalkanoic acid by 2-bromooctanoic acid in Pseudomonas fluorescens BM07.
LEE H-J, et al.
Journal of microbiology and biotechnology, 14(6), 1256-1266 (2004)
C Roncero et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 267(21), 14918-14927 (1992-07-25)
Hexanoate and octanoate inhibit the triiodothyronine (T3)-induced increases in the activities of malic enzyme and fatty acid synthase in chick embryo hepatocytes in culture. Butanoate was less effective as an inhibitor, and palmitate, stearate, and oleate had no effect or
R Hertz et al.
The Biochemical journal, 245(2), 387-392 (1987-07-15)
1. The induction of peroxisomal beta-oxidation activities by bezafibrate in cultured rat hepatocytes and in the rat in vivo was prevented by inhibitors of carnitine acyltransferase, e.g. 2-bromopalmitate, 2-[5-(4-chlorophenyl)pentyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate or 2-tetradecylglycidic acid. 2. The prevention of peroxisomal proliferation by carnitine
I A Finnie et al.
Gut, 36(1), 93-99 (1995-01-01)
The effects of sodium butyrate and sodium bromo-octanoate (an inhibitor of beta oxidation) on colonic mucus glycoprotein (mucin) synthesis have been assessed using tissue from colonic resection samples. Epithelial biopsy specimens were incubated for 16 hours in RPMI 1640 with

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