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Mycophenolic Acid methyl ester

Catalogue number:
CAY38397-50 mg
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50 mg
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CAS Number:

31858-66-9

Purity:

≥98%

Formulation:

A crystalline solid

Molecular Formula:

C18H22O6

Molecular Weight:

334.36368

Alternative Names:

(4e)-6-(1,3-dihydro-4-hydroxy-6-methoxy-7-methyl-3-oxo-5-isobenzofuranyl)-4-methyl-4-hexenoic acid, methyl ester, methyl mycophenolate, mpa methyl ester

Product Description:

An esterified form of mycophenolic acid; inhibits pioglitazone-induced transactivation of PPARγ in U2OS cells in a reporter assay at 1 and 10 µM; cytotoxic against a panel of seven cancer cell lines (IC50s = 0.26-23.73 µM); inhibits tumor growth in an Ehrlich murine spontaneous adenocarcinoma model and decreases the production of antibodies against sheep red blood cells in mice at 120 mg/kg; has been used as a precursor in the synthesis of mycophenolic acid β-D-glucuronide; a potential impurity in commercial preparations of mycophenolate mofetil