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D7385

Demecolcine

≥98% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

N-Deacetyl-N-methylcolchicine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C21H25NO5
CAS Number:
477-30-5
Molecular Weight:
371.43
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
NACRES:
NA.47
PubChem Substance ID:
24894128
EC Number:
207-514-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2822892
MDL number:
MFCD00075459
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Quality Level

200

assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

mp

184 °C

solubility

chloroform: 10 mg/mL, ethanol: soluble

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CN[C@H]1CCc2cc(OC)c(OC)c(OC)c2C3=CC=C(OC)C(=O)C=C13

InChI

1S/C21H25NO5/c1-22-15-8-6-12-10-18(25-3)20(26-4)21(27-5)19(12)13-7-9-17(24-2)16(23)11-14(13)15/h7,9-11,15,22H,6,8H2,1-5H3/t15-/m0/s1

InChI key

NNJPGOLRFBJNIW-HNNXBMFYSA-N

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Application

Demecolcine has been used as a microtubule depolymerizing agent. It has also been used to inhibit mitotic division.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Often in karyotyping and cell cycle research it is desirable to increase the yield of mitotic cells in a particular phase of the cell cycle. This can be achieved in a variety of ways with the most popular being the use of a cell cycle synchronizing agent such as demecolcine. Demecolcine will arrest cells in metaphase with no remarkable effect on the biochemical events in mitotic cells or in synchronized G1 and S phase cells. White blood cells are often treated with demecolcine to arrest cells in metaphase.

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

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GHS06

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Danger

hcodes

H300

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Oral

Storage Class

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type P2 (EN 143) respirator cartridges

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Flow cytometric discrimination of mitotic nuclei by right-angle light scatter.
Zucker RM, et al.
Cytometry, 9, 226-231 (1988)
The Drosophila microtubule-associated protein mars stabilizes mitotic spindles by crosslinking microtubules through its N-terminal region.
Zhang G, et al.
PLoS ONE, 8, e60596-e60596 (2013)
Mathew J Thayer
BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology, 34(9), 760-770 (2012-06-19)
Recent studies indicate that mammalian chromosomes contain discrete cis-acting loci that control replication timing, mitotic condensation, and stability of entire chromosomes. Disruption of the large non-coding RNA gene ASAR6 results in late replication, an under-condensed appearance during mitosis, and structural
Hailing Yang et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 285(42), 32242-32250 (2010-08-11)
Drugs that target microtubules are thought to inhibit cell division and cell migration by suppressing dynamic instability, a "search and capture" behavior that allows microtubules to probe their environment. Here, we report that subtoxic drug concentrations are sufficient to inhibit
Hua Shao et al.
The Journal of cell biology, 201(2), 191-200 (2013-04-10)
The spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) functions as a surveillance mechanism to detect chromosome misalignment and to delay anaphase until the errors are corrected. The SAC is thought to control mitosis and meiosis, including meiosis in mammalian eggs. However, it remains
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Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
D7385-5MG04061838590732
D7385-10MG04061835347537
D7385-50MG04061832342641

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