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1949-8454 (online) |
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
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| Article Title |
Molecular and cellular mechanisms of pentadecanoic acid
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Joseph Mercola |
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| Corresponding Author |
Joseph Mercola, Researcher, . drm@mercola.com |
| Key Words |
Pentadecanoic acid; Peroxisome proliferator activated receptors; Adenosine monophosphate activated protein kinase; Mitochondrial bioenergetics; Histone deacetylase six inhibition; Anti-inflammatory signaling; Odd chain saturated fatty acids; Metabolic health; Nutraceutical potential |
| Core Tip |
Pentadecanoic acid (C15:0) is portrayed as the first essential odd-chain saturated fat that ignites fat-burning through partial peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α/δ agonism, activates AMP-activated protein kinase while damping mechanistic target of rapamycin, revives complex II via succinate anaplerosis, and uniquely inhibits cancer-linked histone deacetylase 6. It also blocks Janus kinase 2/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 and nuclear factor kappa B, using the BioMAP® human-primary-cell platform – which tests 12 distinct primary human cell systems such as endothelial cells, fibroblasts, macrophages, and T-cells – C15:0 (17 µM) produced statistically significant changes in 36 mechanistically diverse biomarkers. By eliciting broad, multi-pathway modulation that mirrors the phenotype produced by metformin and rapamycin – yet with no detectable cytotoxicity – C15:0 emerges as a safe, affordable “nutrapharmaceutical” poised to counter metabolic, inflammatory, and age-related diseases. |
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2025-12-04 06:40 |
| Citation |
Mercola J. Molecular and cellular mechanisms of pentadecanoic acid. World J Biol Chem 2025; 16(4): 111258 |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8454/full/v16/i4/111258.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.4331/wjbc.v16.i4.111258 |
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