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Medchemexpress LLC Terephthalic acid | 100-21-0 | 99.99% | 166.13 | 25 MG

Supplier: Medchemexpress LLC 25MGHYW010098R
Terephthalic acid is an isomer and a precursor of polyester PET, which can be used to make clothing and plastics. It can also be used to build skin tumor models.
- Isomer and precursor of polyester PET.
- Can be used to build skin tumor models.
- Can promote excessive cell proliferation and induce skin tumor formation by disrupting the p16-cyclin D1/Cdk4-Rb cell cycle regulatory pathway.
- In animal modeling, it can create skin tumor models.
- Metabolized in the body to form calcium terephthalate or calcium hydrogen terephthalate, leading to oversaturation in the urine and promoting the formation of bladder stones.
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