Zaragozic acid A

Zaragozic acid A is a lipid of Polyketides (PK) class. Zaragozic acid a is associated with abnormalities such as Hypercholesterolemia, Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent, Cardiovascular morbidity, Atherosclerosis and Infection. The involved functions are known as Anabolism, Sterol Biosynthesis Pathway, isoprenoid biosynthetic process, Biochemical Pathway and Adverse effects. Zaragozic acid a often locates in Endoplasmic reticulum, membrane, viral nucleocapsid location, Cell surface, Hepatic and Membrane. The associated genes with Zaragozic acid A are DPM1 gene, PMM2 gene, STN gene, SLC6A7 gene and Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor. The related lipids are Sterols, Fatty Acids, Membrane Lipids, farnesoic acid and Unilamellar Vesicles. The related experimental models are Mouse Model.

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Introduction

To understand associated biological information of Zaragozic acid A, we collected biological information of abnormalities, associated pathways, cellular/molecular locations, biological functions, related genes/proteins, lipids and common seen animal/experimental models with organized paragraphs from literatures.

What diseases are associated with Zaragozic acid A?

Zaragozic acid A is suspected in Hypercholesterolemia, Cardiovascular Diseases, Prion Diseases, Coronary Artery Disease, Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent, Cardiovascular morbidity and other diseases in descending order of the highest number of associated sentences.

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Leukemia, Myeloid D007951 52 associated lipids
Biliary Fistula D001658 13 associated lipids
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What pathways are associated with Zaragozic acid A

Lipid pathways are not clear in current pathway databases. We organized associated pathways with Zaragozic acid A through full-text articles, including metabolic pathways or pathways of biological mechanisms.

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What cellular locations are associated with Zaragozic acid A?

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What functions are associated with Zaragozic acid A?


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What lipids are associated with Zaragozic acid A?

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What genes are associated with Zaragozic acid A?

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What common seen animal models are associated with Zaragozic acid A?

Mouse Model

Mouse Model are used in the study 'Improvement of dolichol-linked oligosaccharide biosynthesis by the squalene synthase inhibitor zaragozic acid.' (Haeuptle MA et al., 2011).

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