Pectic acid

• UNSPSC Description:

  Pectic acid (Methyl protopectin), a polygalacturonic acid, induces cell apoptosis and necrosis in pituitary tumor cells. Pectic acid can be used in the research of cancers and autoimmune disease[2][3].

• Target Antigen:

  Apoptosis; Endogenous Metabolite; Necroptosis

• Type:

  Natural Products

• Related Pathways:

  Apoptosis;Metabolic Enzyme/Protease

• Applications:

  COVID-19-immunoregulation

• Field of Research:

  Cancer; Inflammation/Immunology

• Assay Protocol:

  https://www.medchemexpress.com/pectic-acid.html

• Solubility:

  10 mM in DMSO

• Smiles:

  [Pectic acid]

• References & Citations:

  [1]Delaram Eslimi, et al. Pectic acid effects on prolactin secretion in GH3/B6 rat pituitary cell line. Iran Biomed J. 2008 Jul;12(3):167-72. |[2]Farnoosh Attari, et al. Apoptotic and necrotic effects of pectic acid on rat pituitary GH3/B6 tumor cells. Iran Biomed J. 2009 Oct;13(4):229-36. |[3]Jie Song, et al. Effects of oral administration and intravenous injection of polygalacturonic acid on the immunomodulation and gut microbiota in UC mice. Int J Biol Macromol. 2022 Sep 30;217:150-160.

• Shipping Conditions:

  Room temperature

• Clinical Information:

  No Development Reported

• CAS Number:

  9046-40-6