Galbacin
Galbacin ((3S)-Zuonin A), the epimer of (-)-Zuonin A (HY-N7394A), is a AMPK activator. Galbacin can be isolated from Myristica fragrans (nutmeg). Galbacin stimulates AMPK enzyme in differentiated C2C12 cells. Galbacin also has anticancer activity, and inhibits the proliferation of lymphocyte and tumor cells. Galbacin prevents weight gain in diet-induced mice model. Galbacin can be used for metabolic syndrome (including obesity and type-2 diabetes) and caners research.
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- CAS No.: 528-64-3
- Formule: C20H20O5
- Masse moléculaire:340.37
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Stockage:
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
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Description
Chemical Information
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CAS No. 528-64-3
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Masse moléculaire 340.37
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Formule C20H20O5
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SMILES
C[C@H]1[C@H](C)[C@@H](C2=CC=C(OCO3)C3=C2)O[C@@H]1C4=CC=C(OCO5)C5=C4
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Synonyms
(3S)-Zuonin A
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Structure Classification
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Initial Source
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Livraison
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.
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Stockage
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Protocole
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Research Protocol for Metabolic Diseases
AMP-activated protein kinase, AMPK, is a conserved cellular energy sensor that responds to reduced cellular energy status and coordinates metabolism by increasing ATP-generating catabolic pathways while suppressing ATP-consuming anabolic processes. In metabolic disease research, the AMPK pathway is experimentally relevant because it regulates hepatic lipid synthesis, fatty acid oxidation, glucose production, skeletal-muscle glucose disposal, mTORC1-linked biosynthesis, autophagy, mitochondrial homeostasis, and whole-body energy balance. The central pathway logic is that energy stress, metformin, exercise-like stimulation, or direct AMPK activators increase AMPKα Thr172 phosphorylation and downstream substrate phosphorylation, including ACC and RAPTOR. Phosphorylation of ACC suppresses lipogenesis and supports fatty acid oxidation, whereas phosphorylation of RAPTOR suppresses mTORC1 signaling and links cellular energy status to growth and protein synthesis control. The pathway is linked
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Cell Viability Determination by MTT Colorimetric Assay
The following protocol uses the MTT colorimetric assay as a classic literature-established method for assessing cell viability/metabolic activity in cultured mammalian cells. MTT[3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide] is reduced by metabolically active cells to a colored formazan product; the amount of formazan is quantified spectrophotometrically and provides an indirect measure of metabolically active viable cells. Importantly, MTT reduction reflects cellular oxidoreductase/metabolic activity rather than an absolute direct count of living cells, so changes in cellular metabolism can alter the signal independently of cell number.
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Concentration (start) × Volume (start) = Concentration (final) × Volume (final)