Acetic Acid, sodium salt -[1-¹⁴C]

Acetic acid (sodium acetate), labeled at the 1 position with ¹⁴C. ¹⁴C acetic acid is incorporated into cellular lipids and is commonly used to measure fatty acid biosynthesis in cells.

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