Adipostatin A

Adipostatin A

Names
IUPAC name 5-pentadecylbenzene-1,3-diol
Other names Cardol 5-n-pentadecylresorcinol 5-Pentadecylresorcinol
Identifiers
CAS Registry Number	3158-56-3
ChemSpider	69081
InChI InChI=1S/C21H36O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-19-16-20(22)18-21(23)17-19/h16-18,22-23H,2-15H2,1H3 Key: KVVSCMOUFCNCGX-UHFFFAOYSA-N InChI=1/C21H36O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-19-16-20(22)18-21(23)17-19/h16-18,22-23H,2-15H2,1H3 Key: KVVSCMOUFCNCGX-UHFFFAOYAU
Jmol-3D images	Image
PubChem	76617
SMILES CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC1=CC(=CC(=C1)O)O
Properties
Chemical formula	C21H36O2
Molar mass	320.51 g/mol
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Adipostatin A is an alkylresorcinol, a type of phenolic lipids composed of long aliphatic chains and phenolic rings.

Adipostatin A can be found in Gingko biloba fruits as well as in Streptomyces cyaneus.^[1] It is also found in cashew nutshell liquid (Anacardium occidentale), in Anacardium othonianum and in Ardisia elliptica.^[2]

It is an inhibitor of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.^[3]

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