Rapamycin

• UNSPSC Description:

  Rapamycin (Sirolimus; AY 22989) is a potent and specific mTOR inhibitor with an IC50 of 0.1 nM in HEK293 cells. Rapamycin binds to FKBP12 and specifically acts as an allosteric inhibitor of mTORC1[1]. Rapamycin is an autophagy activator, an immunosuppressant[2].

• Target Antigen:

  Antibiotic; Autophagy; Bacterial; Endogenous Metabolite; FKBP; Fungal; mTOR

• Type:

  Natural Products

• Related Pathways:

  Anti-infection;Apoptosis;Autophagy;Cell Cycle/DNA Damage;Immunology/Inflammation;Metabolic Enzyme/Protease;PI3K/Akt/mTOR

• Applications:

  Cancer-Kinase/protease

• Field of Research:

  Cancer

• Assay Protocol:

  https://www.medchemexpress.com/Rapamycin.html

• Purity:

  99.94

• Solubility:

  DMSO : 125 mg/mL (ultrasonic)|Ethanol : 50 mg/mL (ultrasonic)

• Smiles:

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• Molecular Weight:

  914.17

• References & Citations:

  [1]Edwards SR, et al. The rapamycin-binding domain of the protein kinase mammalian target of rapamycin is a destabilizing domain. J Biol Chem, 2007, 282(18), 13395-13401.|[2]Rangaraju S, et al. Rapamycin activates autophagy and improves myelination in explant cultures from neuropathicmice. J Neurosci. 2010 Aug 25;30(34):11388-97.|[3]Niu H, et al. Rapamycin potentiates cytotoxicity by RP-56976 possibly through downregulation of Survivin in lung cancer cells. J Exp Clin Cancer Res. 2011 Mar 10;30:28.|[4]Zhang JW, et al. Metformin synergizes with rapamycin to inhibit the growth of pancreatic cancer in vitro and in vivo. Oncol Lett. 2018 Feb;15(2):1811-1816.

• Shipping Conditions:

  Room Temperature

• Storage Conditions:

  -20°C, 3 years; 4°C, 2 years (Powder)

• Clinical Information:

  Launched

• CAS Number:

  53123-88-9