Bioactivity | Clofibric acid (Chlorofibrinic acid), the pharmaceutically active metabolite of lipid regulators Clofibrate, Etofibrate and Etofyllinclofibrate, is a PPARα agonist which exhibits hypolipidemic effects. Clofibric acid also is an herbicide[1][2][3]. | ||||||||||||
Target | PPARα | ||||||||||||
Name | Clofibric acid | ||||||||||||
CAS | 882-09-7 | ||||||||||||
Formula | C10H11ClO3 | ||||||||||||
Molar Mass | 214.65 | ||||||||||||
Appearance | Solid | ||||||||||||
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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Reference | [1]. Forman BM, et, al. Hypolipidemic drugs, polyunsaturated fatty acids, and eicosanoids are ligands for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors alpha and delta. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1997 Apr 29;94(9):4312-7. [2]. Salgado R, et, al. Biodegradation of clofibric acid and identification of its metabolites. J Hazard Mater. 2012 Nov 30;241-242:182-9. [3]. Kawashima Y, et, al. Increased activity of stearoyl-CoA desaturation in liver from rat fed clofibric acid. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1982 Dec 13;713(3):622-8. |