Phosphatidic acid is obtained from glycerophospholipid with the help of phospholipase D. 08:0 PA/1,2-dioctanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphate (C8-PA) is an mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) activator.
Application:
08:0 PA may be used to activate p-mTOR in order to assess whether the observed apoptotic effect of histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACIs) is related to mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway signaling.
Phosphatidic acid might serve as a modulator of phagocyte respiratory burst. It also acts as a precursor of diacylglycerol and lysophosphatidic acid. 08:0 PA/C8-PA has the ability to affect the phosphorylation of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and the viability of gallbladder carcinoma cells, that are treated with histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACIs).