Farnesyl Alcohol

Farnesyl Alcohol

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Farnesyl alcohol is an isoprenoid originally isolated from plants but also produced in mammals, including humans, as an intermediate in the mevalonate biosynthesis pathway.{39250} It acts as an agonist at the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors PPAR? and PPAR? (ED50s = 5.5 and 28 µM, respectively).{39249} Farnesyl alcohol has broad anticancer properties in vitro and in xenograft mouse models, inhibiting proliferation, slowing tumor growth, and inducing apoptosis.{39246,39245,39247} In addition, it acts as a quorum sensing molecule in fungi, including C. albicans, where it reduces virulence by blocking the transition from yeast to mycelium.{39244,39248}

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