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Active ingredient: Orlistat - Chemisty and Biological Activity

Chemisty and Biological Activity

Chemical Formula

C29H53NO5

Chemical Name

1-(3-hexyl-4-oxo-oxetan-2-yl)tridecan-2-yl 2-formylamino-4-methyl- pentanoate

Chemical Structure

Molecular Weight

495.735 g/mol

Physical State

Solid

Melting Point

Not Available

Water Solubility

Practically insoluble

Isoelectric Point

No pKa within the physiological pH range.

Organisms Affected

Humans and other mammals

Phase 1 Metabolising Enzyme (1-st Step of Metabolism)

Not Available

Primary Drug Target
NamePancreatic triacylglycerol lipase [Precursor]
Gene NamePNLIP
SynonymsEC 3.1.1.3; Pancreatic lipase; PL
Pathwaymap00561 Glycerolipid metabolism
Reactiontriacylglycerol + H2O = diacylglycerol + a carboxylate

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