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R2033

Sigma-Aldrich

RK-682

≥98% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

(R)-3-Hexadecanoyl-5-hydroxymethyltetronic acid, (R)-4-Hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(1-oxohexadecyl)-2(5H)-furanone

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C21H36O5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
368.51
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

white to tan

solubility

DMSO, heptane and xylene: ≥8 mg/mL

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)C1=C(O)[C@@H](CO)OC1=O

InChI

1S/C21H36O5/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-17(23)19-20(24)18(16-22)26-21(19)25/h18,22,24H,2-16H2,1H3/t18-/m1/s1

InChI key

KZTSLHQKWLYYAC-GOSISDBHSA-N

Application

RK-682 has been used:
  • as a positive control in high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
  • as a reference compound in high-performance liqiud chromatography (HPLC)
  • as a pan-protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type (PTPN) inhibitor to study its effects on the activated lymphocytes

Biochem/physiol Actions

RK-682 is a specific and noncompetitive inhibitor of protein tyrosine phosphatase; It inhibited dephosphorylation activity of CD45 and VHR with IC50 54 and 2.0 microM and 4.5 microM against PTP1B.
Specific and noncompetitive inhibitor of protein tyrosine phosphatase.

Features and Benefits

This compound is featured on the Phosphoprotein Phosphatases (Tyrosine) page of the Handbook of Receptor Classification and Signal Transduction. To browse other handbook pages, click here.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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