Idebenone

• Background :

  Idebenone has been tested for numerous pharmaceutical indications including Alzheimer's (1), Friedreich's ataxia (2), and Duchenne muscular dystrophy. It also has similar antioxidant properties to CoQ10, and has therefore been used in anti-aging applications as well (3).

• Description :

  Quinone antioxidant

• Product Name Alternative :

  2- (10-Hydroxydecyl) -5,6-dimethoxy-3-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone

• UNSPSC :

  41116105

• Type :

  Antioxidant

• Source :

  Synthetic

• Field of Research :

  Cancer | Oxidative Stress | Neuroscience |Neurodegeneration | Alzheimer's Disease

• Purity :

  >98% (TLC and HPLC) ; NMR (Conforms)

• Weight :

  0.02

• Format :

  Orange Solid

• Solubility :

  Soluble to 100 mM in DMSO, 100 mM in ethanol

• Molecular Formula :

  C19H30O5

• Molecular Weight :

  338.44

• Precautions :

  Not for use in humans. Not for use in diagnostics or therapeutics. For in vitro research use only.

• References & Citations :

  1. Gutzmann H., Kuhl K.P., Hadler D and Rapp M.A. (2002) Pharmacopsychiatry. 35(1): 12-18. 2. Di Prospero N.A., Baker A., Jeffries N, Fischbeck K.H. (2007) Lancet Neuro. 6(10): 878-886. 3. McDaniel D., Neudecker B., Dinardo J, Lewis J., Maibach H. (2005) Cosmet Dermatol. 4(3): 167-173.

• CAS Number :

  58186-27-9