4,6-DIOXOHEPTANOIC ACID

Chemical properties

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The Uses of 4,6-DIOXOHEPTANOIC ACID

4,6-Dioxoheptanoic acid has been used:

• as component of dendritic cell conditioning medium and in the inhibition of ALA dehydratase (ALAD) in dendritic cells(50)
• as an inhibitor of heme biosynthesis in human mononuclear cells(51) and HeLa cells(52)
• as a standard for the quantification of succinylacetone from Plasmodium falciparum cultures(53)

The Uses of 4,6-DIOXOHEPTANOIC ACID

Succinylacetone (SA) is a specific marker for the inherited metabolic disease, hepatorenal tyrosinemia. It was developed a stable-isotope quid urine using a 13C4-SA as internal standard.

What are the applications of Application

Succinylacetone is a catabolic byproduct of tyrosine breakdown and an inhbitor of heme biosynthesis.

Definition

ChEBI: A dioxo monocarboxylic acid that is heptanoic acid in which oxo groups replace the hydrogens at positions 4 and 6. It is an abnormal metabolite of the tyrosine metabolic pathway and a marker for type 1 tyrosinaemia.

Biochem/physiol Actions

4,6-Dioxoheptanoic acid is an inhibitor of heme biosynthesis. It is a catabolic byproduct of tyrosine breakdown and inhibits δ-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) dehydratase enzyme. It is a potential marker for detecting tyrosinemia type I and is measured in dried blood spot of new borns.