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 . 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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