Cercosporin

Overview
Catalog #	bs-83359c-5mg
Product Name	Cercosporin
Specifications
Storage Buffer	Dark red solid
Storage Condition	-20°C
Target
Product Information	Perylenequinone from the fungus Cercospora kikuchii. Upon photo-activation, perylenequinones display almost universal toxicity to a broad variety of organisms.1 Exposure to visible and near-UV light activates this family of quinones to an excited triplet state that reacts with oxygen to form reactive oxygen species.2 Displays antiproliferative effects in various tumor cell lines.3 Selectively inhibits PKC (IC50=0.6-1.3 mM) over PKA and PPK.4
Description	CAS Number: 35082-49-6 Chemical Name: ROS-generating fungal toxin Molecular Weight: 534.52 Formula: C29H26O4 Solubility: DMSO (5 mg/ml) Physical Properties: Dark red solid Purity: 98% by HPLC NMR (Conforms)