Teprenone (Standard)

• Description:

  Teprenone (Standard) is the analytical standard of Teprenone. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Teprenone is an anti-ulcer agent, and works as an inducer of heat shock proteins (HSPs) .

• Product Name Alternative:

  Geranylgeranylacetone (Standard)

• UNSPSC:

  12352211

• Target:

  HSP; Reference Standards

• Type:

  Reference Standards

• Related Pathways:

  Cell Cycle/DNA Damage; Metabolic Enzyme/Protease; Others

• Field of Research:

  Neurological Disease; Cancer

• Assay Protocol:

  https://www.medchemexpress.com/teprenone-standard.html

• Smiles:

  CC(CC/C=C(C)/CC/C=C(C)/CC/C=C(C)/CC/C=C(C)\C)=O

• Molecular Formula:

  C23H38O

• Molecular Weight:

  330.55

• References & Citations:

  [1]Hirakawa T, et al. Geranylgeranylacetone induces heat shock proteins in cultured guinea pig gastric mucosal cells and rat gastric mucosa. Gastroenterology. 1996 Aug;111 (2) :345-57.|[2]Caprioli J, et al. Retinal ganglion cell protection with geranylgeranylacetone, a heat shock protein inducer, in a rat glaucoma model. Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 2003;101:39-50; discussion 50-1.|[3]Han NK, et al. Geranylgeranylacetone Ameliorates Intestinal Radiation Toxicity by Preventing Endothelial Cell Dysfunction. Int J Mol Sci. 2017 Oct 7;18 (10) .

• Shipping Conditions:

  Room temperature

• Scientific Category:

  Reference Standards

• CAS Number:

  6809-52-5