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EC 23

Cat. No. 4011 2 Citations Submit a Review Datasheet / COA / SDS
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Description: Synthetic retinoid; induces differentiation of stem cells
Chemical Name: 4-[2-(5,6,7,8-Tetrahydro-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-2-naphthalenyl)ethynyl)-benzoic acid
Purity: ≥99% (HPLC)
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Citations (2)
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Literature (1)
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Biological Activity for EC 23

EC 23 is a photostable synthetic retinoid; analog of ATRA (Cat. No. 0695). Displays similar activity to ATRA when tested on the embryonal carcinoma stem cell model TERA2.cl.SP12. Potently induces neural differentiation in human pluripotent embryonic stem cells.

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Sold under license from Reinnervate Limited, patent pending

Compound Libraries for EC 23

EC 23 is also offered as part of the Tocriscreen Stem Cell Library. Find out more about compound libraries available from Tocris.

Technical Data for EC 23

M. Wt 332.44
Formula C23H24O2
Storage Store at +4°C
Purity ≥99% (HPLC)
CAS Number 104561-41-3
PubChem ID 10314719
InChI Key OQVLOWLEEHYBJH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Smiles CC1(C)C2=C(C=CC(C#CC3=CC=C(C(O)=O)C=C3)=C2)C(C)(C)CC1

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Solubility Data for EC 23

Solvent Max Conc. mg/mL Max Conc. mM
Solubility
DMSO 33.24 100
ethanol 1.66 5

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Concentration / Solvent Volume / Mass 1 mg 5 mg 10 mg
1 mM 3.01 mL 15.04 mL 30.08 mL
5 mM 0.6 mL 3.01 mL 6.02 mL
10 mM 0.3 mL 1.5 mL 3.01 mL
50 mM 0.06 mL 0.3 mL 0.6 mL

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References for EC 23

References are publications that support the biological activity of the product.

Christie et al (2008) Synthesis and evaluation of synthetic retinoid derivatives as inducers of stem cell differentiation. Org.Biomol.Chem. 6 3497 PMID: 19082150

Barnard et al (2009) Synthetic retinoids: structure-activity relationships. Chemistry 15 11430 PMID: 19821467

Maltman et al (2009) Proteomic profiling of the stem cell response to retinoic acid and synthetic retinoid analogues: identification of major retinoid-inducible proteins. Mol.Biosyst. 5 458 PMID: 19381361

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2 Citations for EC 23

Citations are publications that use Tocris products. Selected citations for EC 23 include:

Santos-Ferreira et al (2019) Morpho-Rheological Fingerprinting of Rod Photoreceptors Using Real-Time Deformability Cytometry. Cytometry A PMID: 31107590

Ying et al (2020) Tiotropium and Fluticasone Inhibit Rhinovirus-Induced Mucin Production via Multiple Mechanisms in Differentiated Airway Epithelial Cells. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 10 278 PMID: 32637364

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Retinoid Receptors Scientific Review

Retinoid Receptors Scientific Review

Written by Alexander Moise, this review summarizes the nature of retinoid receptors, their isotype and isoform variants and modulation of retinoid signaling. Compounds available from Tocris are listed.