Formulation: A crystalline solid
Formal Name: 4,4,4-trifluoro-1-(2-thienyl)-1,3-butanedione
Purity: ≥98%
Formula Markup: C8H5F3O2S
Formula Weight: 222,2
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 326-91-0
Notes: 2-Thenoyltrifluoroacetone (TTFA) is an inhibitor of respiration in animals and bacteria. In animals, TTFA binds at the quinone reduction site of succinate:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (SQR; Complex II), preventing ubiquinone from binding.{29181,21747} It inhibits NADH fumarate reductase in bacteria.{29182,29179} TTFA also inhibits photosystem II in plants and NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase of the virus Vibrio cholerae, decreasing cholera toxin production.{24939,29180} This compound is also a chelator of metals, including lanthanum, zirconium, hafnium, and neodymium.