Chemical Name: 5-(5,6,7,8-Tetrahydro-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-2-anthracenyl)-3-thiophenecarboxylic acid
Purity: ≥98% (HPLC)
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Biological Activity
Potent and selective RARβ receptor agonist (Kd values are 145 and >3760 nM for RARβ and RARα receptors respectively; no binding detected at RARγ). Inhibits growth of human HNSCC 22B, 183A and 22A cells (IC50 values are 3.0, 5.7 and 8.0 μM respectively).
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Solubility Data
Solvent
Max Conc. mg/mL
Max Conc. mM
Solubility
DMSO
36.45
100
ethanol
3.64
10mM with sonication
Preparing Stock Solutions
The following data is based on the product molecular weight 364.5. Batch specific molecular weights may vary from batch to batch due to solvent of hydration, which will affect the solvent volumes required to prepare stock solutions.
Concentration / Solvent Volume / Mass
1 mg
5 mg
10 mg
1 mM
2.74 mL
13.72 mL
27.43 mL
5 mM
0.55 mL
2.74 mL
5.49 mL
10 mM
0.27 mL
1.37 mL
2.74 mL
50 mM
0.05 mL
0.27 mL
0.55 mL
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References
References are publications that support the products' biological activity.
Sun
(2000) Identification of receptor-selective retinoids that are potent inhibitors of the growth of human head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells. Clin.Cancer Res. 6 1563 PMID: 10778990
Szondy
(1998) Inhibition of activation-induced apoptosis of thymocytes by all-trans- and 9-cis-retinoic acid is mediated via retinoic acid receptor alpha. Biochem.J. 3 767 PMID: 9560303
Zhao
(2009) Mechanism of regulation and suppression of melanoma invasiveness by novel retinoic acid receptor-gamma target gene carbohydrate sulfotransferase 10. Cancer Res. 69 5218 PMID: 19470764