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AB291108

Actinomycin D

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Actinomycin D (CAS: 50-76-0) (ab291108) is an anti-neoplastic antibiotic. Inhibits DNA-primed RNA polymerase by complexing with DNA via deoxyguanosine residues.

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Key facts

CAS number

50-76-0

Purity

>98%

Form

Solid

form

Molecular weight

1255.4 Da

Molecular formula

C<sub>6</sub><sub>2</sub>H<sub>8</sub><sub>6</sub>N<sub>1</sub><sub>2</sub>O<sub>1</sub><sub>6</sub>

PubChem

2019

Nature

Synthetic

Solubility

Soluble in 20 mg/mL (in DMSO)

Biochemical name

actinomycin D

Biological description

Nucleic acid and protein synthesis inhibitor. Intercalates DNA, stabilizes topoisomerases I and II and inhibits transcription. Antibacterial and antitumor agent. Active in vivo and in vitro.

Canonical smiles

CC1C(C(=O)NC(C(=O)N2CCCC2C(=O)N(CC(=O)N(C(C(=O)O1)C(C)C)C)C)C(C)C)NC(=O)C3=C4C(=C(C=C3)C)OC5=C(C(=O)C(=C(C5=N4)C(=O)NC6C(OC(=O)C(N(C(=O)CN(C(=O)C7CCCN7C(=O)C(NC6=O)C(C)C)C)C)C(C)C)C)N)C

InChi

InChI=1S/C62H86N12O16/c1-27(2)42-59(84)73-23-17-19-36(73)57(82)69(13)25-38(75)71(15)48(29(5)6)61(86)88-33(11)44(55(80)65-42)67-53(78)35-22-21-31(9)51-46(35)64-47-40(41(63)50(77)32(10)52(47)90-51)54(79)68-45-34(12)89-62(87)49(30(7)8)72(16)39(76)26-70(14)58(83)37-20-18-24-74(37)60(85)43(28(3)4)66-56(45)81/h21-22,27-30,33-34,36-37,42-45,48-49H,17-20,23-26,63H2,1-16H3,(H,65,80)(H,66,81)(H,67,78)(H,68,79)

InChiKey

RJURFGZVJUQBHK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

IUPAC Name

2-amino-4,6-dimethyl-3-oxo-1-N,9-N-bis[7,11,14-trimethyl-2,5,9,12,15-pentaoxo-3,10-di(propan-2-yl)-8-oxa-1,4,11,14-tetrazabicyclo[14.3.0]nonadecan-6-yl]phenoxazine-1,9-dicarboxamide

Product details

Actinomycin D (a291108, previously known as 1036) is an antineoplastic antibiotic. Inhibits DNA-primed RNA polymerase by complexing with DNA via deoxyguanosine residues. A DNA-intercalator with growth inhibitory activity against certain leukemias and sarcomas. At higher concentrations, DNA polymerase is inhibited. Inhibits cell growth and colony formation in synchronized HeLa cells. A potent inducer of apoptosis in many cell lines

Properties and storage information

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Appropriate short-term storage conditions
-20°C
Appropriate long-term storage conditions
-20°C
Storage information
Store in the dark|This product is air and light sensitive and impurities can occur as a result of air oxidation or due to metabolism by microbes

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