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Medchemexpress LLC Triheptanoin (UX007) | 620-67-7 | 99.9% | 428.61 | 100 MG

Supplier: Medchemexpress LLC HYW013136100MG
Triheptanoin (Propane-1,2,3-triyl triheptanoate) is a synthetic medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) consisting of three odd-chain 7-carbon (heptanoate) fatty acids on a glycerol backbone. It can be used for the research of inherited metabolic disorders.
- Used as an anaplerotic compound in long-chain fatty acid oxidation disorders (LC-FAOD), providing calories and fatty acids to bypass enzyme deficiencies.
- Can be used for research of ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T).
- Functions as an anaplerotic agent replenishing tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle intermediates by metabolism to heptanoate (C7), acetyl-CoA, and propionyl-CoA, supplying energy.
- Mitigates brain ATP depletion and mitochondrial dysfunction in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.
- Preserved mitochondrial functions in the hippocampal formations of pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus (SE) mice.
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