CAS 929-10-2: 6-Methylheptanoic acid

6-Methylheptanoic acid (6-methyl-heptanoic acid) is orally toxic and is involved in the synthesis of polymyxin B and colistin hapten PMB-A.

6-Methylheptanoic acid

6-Methylheptanoic acid

Applications 6-Methylheptanoic acid is used as a reagent to synthesize analogues of Eponemycin, an antibiotic that also exhibits anti-angiogenic activity by inhibiting proteasome function. 6-Methylheptanoic acid naturally occurs as a component of the scent chemical of the brushtail possum. Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the package References McLean, S., et al.: J. Chem. Ecol., 38, 1318 (2012); Oikawa, T., et al.: Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm., 181, 1070 (1991); Sin, N., et al.: Bioorg. Med. Chem., 6, 1209 (1998)

6-Methylheptanoic acid is a fatty acid that is used in the manufacture of calcium stearate, which is an ingredient in lubricants. It also has been used to reduce the viscosity of crude oil. 6-Methylheptanoic acid has been shown to be active against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and some strains of Mycobacterium avium complex, with a terminal half-life of approximately 1 day. This compound binds to calcium carbonate and water molecules, forming calcium 6-methylheptanoate and water. 6-Methylheptanoic acid can also be found as a component of polymyxin B1 (colistin), which is an antibiotic that inhibits growth by binding to the 50S ribosomal subunit in the bacterial cell wall.