Description
A NOX4 inhibitor (IC50 = 5 µM); selective for NOX4 over NOX2 (IC50 = 40 µM); reduces glucose-induced production of ROS and cytotoxicity in isolated human pancreatic islets at 10 µM; decreases blood glucose levels in an intravenous glucose tolerance test in mice fed a high-fat diet at an estimated 3.8 mg/kg per day
Formal name: 2-[[2-[4-(2-furanylcarbonyl)-1-piperazinyl]acetyl]amino]-5,6-dihydro-4H-cyclopenta[b]thiophene-3-carboxylic acid, ethyl ester
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Molecular weight: 431.5
CAS: 835598-94-2
Purity: ≥98%
Formulation: A crystalline solid