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Cytotoxicity assays (24\u201348 h exposure) established an IC50 value of approximately 1 nM in preadipocytes. Notably, mature adipocytes maintained nearly 100% viability at concentrations from 0.001 to 1 nM, defining a nontoxic range to investigate the compound\u2019s modulation of lipid metabolism and differentiation. Treatment of preadipocytes with 1 nM Mallotumide A throughout the 10 day adipogenic differentiation process inhibited maturation into late-stage adipocytes and abolished lipid droplet accumulation. This effect was driven by the sustained downregulation of the master adipogenic regulators C\/EBP\u03b1 and PPAR\u03b3 across both the early and late stages of differentiation. The disruption of these core transcriptional drivers subsequently reduced the expression of lipogenic enzymes, including pyruvate carboxylase, acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1, and fatty acid synthase, thereby preventing the maturation of the adipocytes. Mallotumide A also impaired growth signaling by reducing Akt protein. In contrast, stress-activated kinases, including JNK and p38, were not affected. The impaired differentiation was not attributed to apoptosis induction, as neither caspase-3 protein level nor caspase-3\/7 activity was altered. The analysis of oxygen consumption profiles revealed that Mallotumide A did not significantly impair major mitochondrial bioenergetic parameters. However, in immature adipocytes, Mallotumide A moderately reduced mitochondrial spare respiratory capacity while maintaining normal basal and ATP-linked respiration. Collectively, these findings indicate that Mallotumide A predominantly targets both the early and late stages of differentiation. 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