Labelled Chaetomellic Acid A (C291815). It is an alkyl dicarboxylic acid isolated from the fermentation of Chaetomella acutiseta. Chaetomellic acid A has been shown to be a potent, highly specific inhibitor of RAS farnesyl protein transferase (FPTase). ?The association between RAS proteins and cancer has made Chaetomellic acid A a potential chemotherapeutic agent.
