SSO is an inhibitor of the respiratory chain happening in mitochondria. SSO targets the lysine 164 residue of the fatty acid binding site, observed in CD36 (cluster of differentiation 36), a scavenger receptor.', 'Sulfo-N-succinimidyl oleate (SSO; Sulfosuccinimidyl oleate) inhibits fatty acid translocase (CD36/FAT)-mediated signaling as well as long-chain fatty acid (LCFA) and oxidized low density lipoproteins (oxLDL) uptake in an irreversible manner via covalent modification of CD36 Lys164 within its FA- and oxLDL-binding domain. SSO is employed both in cultures (5-500 μM) and in animals in vivo (40 mg/kg i.p.) for studying CD36-mediated cellular and physiological functions.
