Lalistat 2 has been used as a lysosomal acid lipase (LAL) inhibitor to study its effects on hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) in mice. It has also been used as a LAL inhibitor to study LAL activity on dried blood spot cards.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Lalistat-2 is a potent and specific competitive inhibitor of the lysosomal acid lipase (LAL/Lipa). Lalistat-2 affects lipid droplets morphology and localization.