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T5330

Tanshinone I

≥98% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

Tanshinon I, Tanshinone A, Tanshinquinone I

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H12O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
276.29
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352205
MDL number:
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Quality Segment

assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

red

solubility

DMSO: 1 mg/mL

application(s)

metabolomics
vitamins, nutraceuticals, and natural products

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

Cc1coc2-c3ccc4c(C)cccc4c3C(=O)C(=O)c12

InChI

1S/C18H12O3/c1-9-4-3-5-12-11(9)6-7-13-15(12)17(20)16(19)14-10(2)8-21-18(13)14/h3-8H,1-2H3

InChI key

AIGAZQPHXLWMOJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Tanshinone I (Tan I) is a phenolic compound primarily isolated from Danshen. It has an abietane diterpene norditerpenoid o-quinones structure. Tan I have poor water solubility.

Application

Tanshinone 1 has been used:
  • to test its hematopoiesis effects on human leukemia cell lines and zebrafish xenograft models
  • to study its anti-cancer effects on two breast cancer cell lines (MCF7 and MDA-MB-23)
  • as a reference standard to quantify the bioactive component S. miltiorrhiza extract (SME) using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

Biochem/physiol Actions

Phenanthrenequinone constituent of Chinese medicinal herb Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza). Modulates or prevents breast cancer metastasis by regulating adhesion molecules. Anti-inflammatory.
Phenanthrenequinone constituent of Chinese medicinal herb Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza). Modulates or prevents breast cancer metastasis by regulating adhesion molecules.Anti-inflammatory.
TanshinoneI is extensively studied for its anticancer properties, it was reported to inhibit cancer cell invasion, metastasis, and migration and is a potent antitumor agent. It also displays antibacterial, neuroprotective, memory-enhancing, and cardioprotective activities.


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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable



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