An inhibitor of fatty acid transport (IC50 = 4.84 μM in Caco-2 cells); inhibits uptake of long- and very long-chain, but not medium-chain, fatty acids in mmC2C12, rnINS-1E, Caco-2, and HepG2 cells (IC50s = 3-6 μM); inhibits induction of BiP and CHOP, apoptosis, and lipid droplet accumulation, as well as reduces production of ROS and reverses decreases in GSH levels induced by palmitate in HepG2 and INS-1E cells; inhibits absorption of 13C-oleate in mice at 500 mg/kg