Emetine (hydrochloride hydrate) – 250 mg

Brand:
Cayman
CAS:
7083-71-8
Storage:
-20
UN-No:
De Minimis - 1544 / 6.1

Emetine is an alkaloid that has been found in ipecac root and has diverse biological activities.{53660,31081,36705,53655} It is active against several strains of E. histolytica amoebae (IC50s = 0.73-10.22 μg/ml).{53660} Emetine inhibits NF-κB signaling induced by TNF-α or IL-1β (IC50s = 2 and 4.2 μM, respectively, in a cell-based β-lactamase reporter assay), increases caspase-3/7 activity in ME180 cells (EC50 = 1.1 μM), and is cytotoxic to HeLa cells.{31081} It reduces the infectious virus yield and viral RNA copy numbers in the culture supernatant of Vero E6 cells infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2; EC50s = 0.46 and 0.5 μM, respectively).{53655} Emetine (5 mg/kg) induces emesis in ferrets, an effect that can be prevented by the serotonin (5-HT) receptor subtype 5-HT3 antagonist ondansetron.{36705}  

 

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An alkaloid with diverse biological activities; active against several strains of E. histolytica amoebae (IC50s = 0.73-10.22 μg/ml); inhibits NF-κB signaling induced by TNF-α or IL-1β (IC50s = 2 and 4.2 μM, respectively, in a cell-based β-lactamase reporter assay); increases caspase-3/7 activity in ME180 cells (EC50 = 1.1 μM); cytotoxic to HeLa cells; reduces the infectious virus yield and viral RNA copy numbers in the culture supernatant of Vero E6 cells infected with SARS-CoV-2 (EC50s = 0.46 and 0.5 μM, respectively); induces emesis in ferrets at 5 mg/kg, an effect that can be prevented by ondansetron


Formal name: (2S,3R,11bS)-3-ethyl-1,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydro-9,10-dimethoxy-2-[[(1R)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-6,7-dimethoxy-1-isoquinolinyl]methyl]-2H-benzo[a]quinolizine, dihydrochloride, hydrate

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Molecular weight: 553.6

CAS: 7083-71-8

Purity: ≥98%

Formulation: A crystalline solid


Product Type|Biochemicals|Antiparasitics|Antiamoebics||Product Type|Biochemicals|Antivirals||Product Type|Biochemicals|Natural Products|Alkaloids||Product Type|Biochemicals|Small Molecule Inhibitors|Kinases||Product Type|Biochemicals|Small Molecule Inhibitors|TNF-α/NF-κB Signaling||Research Area|Cancer|Cell Death|Apoptosis||Research Area|Cancer|Cell Signaling|NF-κB Signaling||Research Area|Cell Biology|Cell Signaling|NF-κB Signaling||Research Area|Epigenetics, Transcription, & Translation|Transcription Factors||Research Area|Immunology & Inflammation|Pulmonary Diseases|COVID-19||Research Area|Infectious Disease|Parasitic Diseases||Research Area|Infectious Disease|Viral Diseases|Coronaviruses||Research Area|Neuroscience