PubChem CID: 1102
Chemical Structure:
Mushrooms
Aged cheese
Soybeans (natto)
AMPK
EP300
mTOR
IGF/IIS
Epigenetic modification
Lifespan extension in mice
Macrophagy inhibitor, autophagy inducer, HAT inhibitor, somatic cell reprogramming
Similar to rapamycin, no immunosuppressive side effects
Regulation of lipid metabolism via AMPK to amerliorate non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in mice
Induces autophagy by competing with acetyl CoA for binding to the catalytic site of EP300
Extension of lifespan and cardioprotective in mice
High intake linked to lower mortality in humans
López-Otín (2013), Gao (2018c), Pietrocola (2014), Eisenberg (2016), Kiechl (2018)