α-hydroxy Farnesyl phosphonic acid is a nonhydrolyzable analog of farnesyl pyrophosphate which acts as a competitive inhibitor of farnesyl transferase (FTase). At concentrations greater than 1 μM, α-hydroxy farnesyl phosphonic acid inhibits the processing of Ras in Ha-ras-transformed NIH3T3 cells.
α-hydroxy Farnesyl phosphonic acid is a nonhydrolyzable analog of farnesyl pyrophosphate which acts as a competitive inhibitor of farnesyl transferase (FTase). At concentrations greater than 1 μM, α-hydroxy farnesyl phosphonic acid inhibits the processing of Ras in Ha-ras-transformed NIH3T3 cells.
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