Bioactivity | Isocaproaldehyde is a product of side-chain cleavage of cholesterol. Isocaproaldehyde is an endogenous specific substrate of mouse vas deferens protein (MVDP)[1][2]. |
Name | Isocaproaldehyde |
CAS | 1119-16-0 |
Formula | C6H12O |
Molar Mass | 100.16 |
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
Reference | [1]. Matsuura K, et al. Aldose reductase is a major reductase for isocaproaldehyde, a product of side-chain cleavage of cholesterol, in human and animal adrenal glands. Arch Biochem Biophys. 1996 Apr 15;328(2):265-71. [2]. Lefrançois-Martinez AM, et al. Product of side-chain cleavage of cholesterol, isocaproaldehyde, is an endogenous specific substrate of mouse vas deferens protein, an aldose reductase-like protein in adrenocortical cells. J Biol Chem. 1999 Nov 12;274(46):32875-80. |