Celastrol
Catalogue number:
CAY70950-5 mg
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Size:
5 mg
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This product is for research use only and is not for human consumption or therapeutic use.
CAS Number:
34157-83-0
Purity:
≥98%
Formulation:
A crystalline solid
Molecular Formula:
C29H38O4
Molecular Weight:
450.6
Alternative Names:
3-hydroxy-9β,13α-dimethyl-2-oxo-24,25,26-trinoroleana-1(10),3,5,7-tetraen-29-oic acid
Product Description:
A variety of natural products from plant sources, particularly flavonoids, have long been observed to have antioxidant activity with potential benefits for human health.{7442,6817,8914} Antioxidant triterpenes are less common. Celastrol is a triterpenoid antioxidant compound isolated from the Chinese thunder god vine (T. wilfordii). In an isolated rat liver assay of lipid peroxidation, celastrol had an IC50 value of 7 µM, equivalent to about 15 times the antioxidant potency of α-tocopherol.{11647}
