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C4493

Sigma-Aldrich

Cucurbitacin I hydrate

≥95% (HPLC), solid

Synonym(s):

2,16α,20,25-Tetrahydroxy-9-methyl-19-Nor-9β,10α-lanosta-1,5,23-triene-3,11,22-trione, Elatericin B, JSI-124, NSC 521777

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C30H42O7 · xH2O
CAS Number:
2222-07-3
Molecular Weight:
514.65 (anhydrous basis)
EC Number:
218-736-8
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
329775065
NACRES:
NA.77

Assay

≥95% (HPLC)

form

solid

color

white to off-white

solubility

DMSO: >5 mg/mL

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

O.CC(C)(O)\C=C\C(=O)[C@](C)(O)[C@H]1[C@H](O)C[C@@]2(C)[C@@H]3CC=C4[C@@H](C=C(O)C(=O)C4(C)C)[C@]3(C)C(=O)C[C@]12C

InChI

1S/C30H42O7.H2O/c1-25(2,36)12-11-21(33)30(8,37)23-19(32)14-27(5)20-10-9-16-17(13-18(31)24(35)26(16,3)4)29(20,7)22(34)15-28(23,27)6;/h9,11-13,17,19-20,23,31-32,36-37H,10,14-15H2,1-8H3;1H2/b12-11+;/t17-,19-,20+,23+,27+,28-,29+,30+;/m1./s1

InChI key

ZKDSPEWKSJCXQE-NEBRQAMTSA-N

Biochem/physiol Actions

Cucurbitacin I (JSI-124) is a novel selective inhibitor of the janus kinase 2/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (JAK2/STAT3) signaling pathway with anti-proliferative and anti-tumor properties.

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Pictograms

Skull and crossbones
GHS06

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H300

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 1 Oral

Storage Class Code

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Yi-Wei Chen et al.
Molecular cancer therapeutics, 9(11), 2879-2892 (2010-11-11)
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a prevalent cancer worldwide. Signal transducers and activators of transcription 3 (STAT3) signaling is reported to promote tumor malignancy and recurrence in HNSCC. Cucurbitacins, triterpenoid derivatives, are strong STAT3 inhibitors with anticancer
Abdullah Mahmud et al.
Biomacromolecules, 10(3), 471-478 (2009-01-30)
An increase in the degree of chemical compatibility between drug and polymeric structure in the core has been shown to raise the encapsulation efficiency and lower the rate of drug release from polymeric micelles. In this study, to achieve an
Ommoleila Molavi et al.
Molecular pharmaceutics, 7(2), 364-374 (2009-12-25)
Constitutively activated signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 (STAT3) in tumor and dendritic cells (DCs) plays a critical role in tumor-induced immunosuppression. This is considered a major challenge in effective immunotherapy of cancer. Herein we describe the development of a
Trisha R Stankiewicz et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 287(20), 16835-16848 (2012-03-02)
In several neuronal cell types, the small GTPase Rac is essential for survival. We have shown previously that the Rho family GTPase inhibitor Clostridium difficile toxin B (ToxB) induces apoptosis in primary rat cerebellar granule neurons (CGNs) principally via inhibition
Patrick Innamarato et al.
Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy, 28(10), 2252-2270 (2020-07-03)
Adoptive T cell therapy (ACT) in combination with lymphodepleting chemotherapy is an effective strategy to induce the eradication of tumors, providing long-term regression in cancer patients. Despite that lymphodepleting regimens condition the host for optimal engraftment and expansion of adoptively transferred
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