Okadaic acid

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Description

"Okadaic acid is a specific inhibitor of phosphoserine/threonine protein phosphatase 1 and 2a. It is also a potent tumor promoter"

  • -Pubchem description

Okadaic acid (OA) is a potent inhibitor of PP2A members at low concentrations and PP1 members at higher concentrations.

Synonym OA

okadaic acid structure, photo from PubChem

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References

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