CAS
5081-48-1
Formulation
A crystalline solid
Purity
≥98%
MW
282,8
Shipment
-20
Long Term Storage
-20
Shelf Life
1460
Description
Ellipticine is an alkaloid isolated from Apocyanaceae plants that exhibits antitumor activities by intercalating into DNA and/or inhibiting DNA topoisomerase II.{30281,30282,30280} It forms covalent adducts in DNA after being enzymatically activated with cytochrome P450 isoforms (e.g., CYP3A4, CYP1A1, or CYP1A2) or by peroxidases in target tissues.{30282,30280} Ellipticine has been shown to inhibit the proliferation of human breast adenocarcinoma MCF-7 cells, leukemia HL-60 and CCRF-CEM cells, neuroblastoma IMR-32, UKF-NB-3, and UKF-NB-4 cells, and U87MG glioblastoma cells with IC50 values ranging from 0.27-4.7 µM.{30282}
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