Alaternin
Alaternin (Catharticin) is an anthraquinone compound with antioxidant and hepatoprotective activities. Alaternin has an inhibitory activity against hydroxyl radicals generated in a cell-free chemical system (FeSO4/H2O2) with an IC50 value of 3.05 μM. Alaternin exhibits hepatoprotective activity against Tacrine (HY-111338)-induced toxicity in human hepatic HepG2 cells with an EC50 value of 4.02 μM.
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- CAS No.: 39723-40-5
- Formula: C34H42O19
- Molecular Weight:754.69
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Storage:
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Biological Activity
Description
Chemical Information
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CAS No. 39723-40-5
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Molecular Weight 754.69
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Formula C34H42O19
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SMILES
O=C1C(O[C@H]2[C@@H]([C@H]([C@H]([C@H](O2)CO[C@H]3[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H](O3)C)O)O[C@H]4[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H](O4)C)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)=C(OC5=C1C(O)=CC(OC)=C5)C6=CC=C(C=C6)O
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Synonyms
Catharticin
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Structure Classification
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Initial Source
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Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.
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Storage
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Protocols
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Cell Cytotoxicity Assay
Cytotoxicity assays are usually based on the assessment of cell membrane damage, which can also be indirectly detected by measuring cell viability. Detection methods include MTT assay, CKK-8 assay, LDH assay and ATP assay, etc.
Purity & Documentation
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Calculators
Concentration (start) × Volume (start) = Concentration (final) × Volume (final)