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Description: Antitumor and intercalating agent; inhibits DNA topoisomerase II
Chemical Name: 5,11-Dimethyl-6H-pyrido[4,3-b]carbazole
Purity: ≥97% (HPLC)
Biological Activity for Ellipticine
Ellipticine is a naturally occurring plant alkaloid with antitumor activity. DNA intercalating agent; blocks DNA topoisomerase II activity. Prevents p53 phosphorylation in lung cancer cells.
Technical Data for Ellipticine
| M. Wt | 246.31 |
| Formula | C17H14N2 |
| Storage | Store at +4°C |
| Purity | ≥97% (HPLC) |
| CAS Number | 519-23-3 |
| PubChem ID | 3213 |
| InChI Key | CTSPAMFJBXKSOY-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| Smiles | CC1=C4C(C=CN=C4)=C(C)C3=C1C2=C(N3)C=CC=C2 |
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References for Ellipticine
References are publications that support the biological activity of the product.
Ohashi et al (1995) Inhibition of p53 protein phosphorylation by 9-hydroxyellipticine: a possible anticancer mechanism. Jpn.J.Cancer Res. 86 819 PMID: 7591958
Tewey et al (1984) Intercalative antitumor drugs interfere with the breakage-reunion reaction of mammalian DNA topoisomerase II. J.Biol.Chem. 259 9182 PMID: 6086625
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2 Citations for Ellipticine
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Kishikawa et al (2015) Decreased miR122 in hepatocellular carcinoma leads to chemoresistance with increased arginine. Oncotarget 6 8339 PMID: 25826076
Hou et al (2016) IDA is a broad-spectrum enterovirus replication inhibitor that selectively targets the virus internal ribosomal entry site. J Gen Virol 97 1122 PMID: 26879094
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Ellipticine quickly kills melanoma cells in vitro.
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Anonymous on 02/14/2019
Assay Type: In Vitro
Species: Human
Ellipticine was used at a 20 uM concentration for in vitro culture with SK-MEL-28 and cell viability was monitored over time with live imaging. Arrow indicates when compound was added to media.
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