Description
A non-alkaloid toxin lignan that blocks tubulin polymerization, thus, inhibiting mitosis; used as a cathartic, purgative, antiviral agent, vesicant, antihelminthic and the starting material for the semi-synthesis of the anti-cancer drugs etoposide, teniposide, and etopophos
Formal name: (5R,5aR,8aR,9R)-5,8,8a,9-tetrahydro-9-hydroxy-5-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-furo[3′,4′:6,7]naphtho[2,3-d]-1,3-dioxol-6(5aH)-one
Synonyms: NSC 24818|PPT
Molecular weight: 414.4
CAS: 518-28-5
Purity: ≥98%
Formulation: A powder
Product Type|Biochemicals|Natural Products|Lignans||Product Type|Biochemicals|Toxins||Research Area|Cancer||Research Area|Cell Biology|Cell Cycle||Research Area|Cell Biology|Cytoskeleton & Motor Proteins||Research Area|Immunology & Inflammation||Research Area|Infectious Disease|Fungal Diseases||Research Area|Infectious Disease|Viral Diseases