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Phenformin (hydrochloride)
$35 – $80
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Product Description
– Phenformin hydrochloride is an anti-diabetic agent from the biguanide class, can activate AMPK activity.
Web ID
– HY-16397A
Storage Temperature
– 4°C (Powder, stored under nitrogen)
Shipping
– Room Temperature
Applications
– Cancer-Kinase/protease
Molecular Formula
– C10H16ClN5
References
– [1]Sakamoto K, et al. Activity of LKB1 and AMPK-related kinases in skeletal muscle: effects of contraction, phenformin, and AICAR. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab.?2004 Aug;287(2):E310-7.|[2]Zhang L, et al. Metformin and phenformin activate AMP-activated protein kinase in the heart by increasing cytosolic AMP concentration. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2007 Jul;293(1):H457-66.|[3]Woollhead AM, et al. Phenformin and 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-beta-D-ribofuranoside (AICAR) activation of AMP-activated protein kinase inhibits transepithelial Na+ transport across H441 lung cells. J Physiol. 2005 Aug 1;566(Pt 3):781-92. Epub 2005|[4]Dilman VM, et al. Inhibition of DMBA-induced carcinogenesis by phenformin in the mammary gland of rats. Arch Geschwulstforsch. 1978;48(1):1-8.|[5]Moreira AL, et al. Thalidomide exerts its inhibitory action on tumor necrosis factor alpha by enhancing mRNA degradation. J Exp Med. 1993 Jun 1;177(6):1675-80.
CAS Number
– 834-28-6
Molecular Weight
– 241.72
Compound Purity
– 99.29
SMILES
– NC(NC(NCCC1=CC=CC=C1)=N)=N.Cl
Clinical Information
– Launched
Research Area
– Cancer
Solubility
– DMF : 1 mg/mL (ultrasonic)|DMSO : 1 mg/mL (ultrasonic;adjust pH to 2 with 1M HCl)|Ethanol : 2 mg/mL (ultrasonic)|H2O : 12.5 mg/mL (ultrasonic)
Target
– AMPK;Autophagy
Isoform
– AMPK
Pathway
– Autophagy;Epigenetics;PI3K/Akt/mTOR
Product type
– Reference compound
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