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D-threo-PPMP is a glucosylceramide (GlyCer) synthetase inhibitor.1,2 It is the active enanantiomer and enzymatic inhibitory component of the racemic DL-threo-PPMP (Item No. 17236). In MDCK kidney epithelial cells, D-threo-PPMP induces a 70% reduction in cell growth in vitro at 20 µM and significantly inhibits DNA synthesis at 3 µM.3 [Matreya, LLC. Catalog No. 1865]
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1. Inhibition of glucosylceramide synthase stimulates autophagy flux in neurons. J. Neurochem. 129(5), 884-894 (2014).
2. Improved inhibitors of glucosylceramide synthase. The Journal of Biological Chemisty 274(21), 14662-14669 (1999).
3. Improved inhibitors of glucosylceramide synthase. J. Biochem. 111(2), 191-196 (1992).