Protohypericin (Standard)
Protohypericin is a compound that can be extracted from Hypericum perforatum. Protohypericin has low photocytotoxicity but can be efficiently photoconverted into Hypericin (HY-N0453) with high phototoxicity under visible light. Protohypericin can be used in cancer research.
For research use only. We do not sell to patients.
- CAS No.: 548-03-8
- Formula: C30H18O8
- Molecular Weight:506.46
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Storage:
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Product Information
The compound is the grade of analytical standard, which is the reference standard supplied assay. It is commonly used in qualitative, quantitative and methodological research experiments in HPLC, GC and MS.
Chemical Information
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CAS No. 548-03-8
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Molecular Weight 506.46
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Formula C30H18O8
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SMILES
O=C(C1=C(O)C=C(C)C=C1C2=C34)C3=C(O)C=C(O)C4=C5C(O)=CC(O)=C6C(C7=C(O)C=C(C)C=C7C2=C65)=O
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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.
Purity & Documentation
References
[1]. Kamuhabwa AR, et al. In vitro transport and uptake of protohypericin and hypericin in the Caco-2 model. Int J Pharm. 1999 Oct 15;188(1):81-6. [Content Brief]
[2]. Delaey EM, et al. Photocytotoxicity of protohypericin after photoconversion to hypericin. Planta Med. 1999 Dec;65(8):719-22. [Content Brief]
[3]. Liu X, et al. Tumor necrosis targeted radiotherapy of non-small cell lung cancer using radioiodinated protohypericin in a mouse model. Oncotarget. 2015 Sep 22;6(28):26400-10. [Content Brief]
[4]. Baugh SF. Simultaneous determination of protopseudohypericin, pseudohypericin, protohypericin, and hypericin without light exposure. J AOAC Int. 2005 Nov-Dec;88(6):1607-12. [Content Brief]
Calculators
Concentration (start) × Volume (start) = Concentration (final) × Volume (final)