Description: Synthetic retinoid; induces differentiation of stem cells
Chemical Name: 3-[2-(5,6,7,8-Tetrahydro-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-2-naphthalenyl)ethynyl]benzoic acid
Purity: ≥98% (HPLC)
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Biological Activity
Synthetic analogue of all trans-retinoic acid. Promotes differentiation of human embryonal carcinoma (EC) cells primarily into epithelial-like cells, along with a small number of neurons.
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Solubility Data
Solvent
Max Conc. mg/mL
Max Conc. mM
Solubility
DMSO
16.62
50
Preparing Stock Solutions
The following data is based on the product molecular weight 332.44. 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
3.01 mL
15.04 mL
30.08 mL
5 mM
0.6 mL
3.01 mL
6.02 mL
10 mM
0.3 mL
1.5 mL
3.01 mL
50 mM
0.06 mL
0.3 mL
0.6 mL
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References
References are publications that support the products' biological activity.
Christieet al (2008) Synthesis and evaluation of synthetic retinoid derivatives as inducers of stem cell differentiation. Org.Biomol.Chem. 6 3497 PMID: 19082150
Clemenset al (2013) The action of all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) and synthetic retinoid analogues (EC19 and EC23) on human pluripotent stem cells differentiation investigated using single cell infrared microspectroscopy. Mol.Biosyst. 9 677 PMID: 23364809