Shelf life (days): 1460
Info: A RARβ2 agonist; selectively induces RARβ2 activity over RARα, RARβ1, and RARγ activity in functional assays using NIH3T3 cells (EC50s = 126, 2,512, 1,995, and 6,310 nM, respectively); reduces the proliferation of MCF-7 breast cancer cells in a concentration-dependent manner; induces neurite outgrowth in retinoid-responsive NTERA-2 cells at 10 µM; reduces fasting blood glucose levels in mice fed a high-fat diet as a model of type 2 diabetes
Formulation: A solid
Formal Name: 4′-octyl-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-carboxylic acid
Purity: ≥95%
Formula Markup: C21H26O2
Formula Weight: 310.437
CAS Number: 59662-49-6