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A9415

Actinomycin D

from Streptomyces sp., suitable for cell culture, ≥95%

Synonym(s):

Cosmegen, Meractinomycin, Actinomycin C1, Actinomycin IV, Dactinomycin

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C62H86N12O16
CAS Number:
50-76-0
Molecular Weight:
1255.42
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
605235
MDL number:
MFCD00005033
UNSPSC Code:
51282001
NACRES:
NA.76
PubChem Substance ID:
24891447
EC Number:
200-063-6
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biological source

Streptomyces sp.

Quality Segment

assay

≥95%

form

powder

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

mp

251-253

solubility

ethanol, DMSO: soluble (Stable in aqueous solutions at 2-8 °C.)

antibiotic activity spectrum

neoplastics

mode of action

DNA synthesis | interferes

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CC(C)[C@H]1NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)c2ccc(C)c3OC4=C(C)C(=O)C(N)=C(C(=O)N[C@H]5[C@@H](C)OC(=O)[C@H](C(C)C)N(C)C(=O)CN(C)C(=O)[C@@H]6CCCN6C(=O)[C@H](NC5=O)C(C)C)C4=Nc23)[C@@H](C)OC(=O)[C@H](C(C)C)N(C)C(=O)CN(C)C(=O)[C@@H]7CCCN7C1=O

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)/t33-,34-,36+,37+,42-,43-,44+,45+,48+,49+/m1/s1

InChI key

RJURFGZVJUQBHK-IIXSONLDSA-N

General description

Chemical structure: peptide

Application

Actinomycin D is an antineoplastic antibiotic that inhibits cell proliferation with wide-ranging applications ranging from a selection agent in cell culture, use in studies of suppressing HIV-replication and programmed cell death of PC12 cells.. Recommended for us in cell culture applications at 1μg/mL.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Actinomycin D inhibits the proliferation of cells by forming a stable complex with double-stranded DNA, inhibiting DNA-primed RNA synthesis and causing single-stranded breaks in DNA. It has been shown to be an inhibitor of the minus-strand transfer step in reverse transcriptase.

Preparation Note

Actinomycin D is sold as red, shiny crystals and is soluble in acetonitrilie or acetone at 10 mg/mL and in DMSO at a minimum of 1 mg/mL. Some references also show slight solubility in water of 0.5 mg/mL.

Other Notes

Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place. Keep in a dry place.

Disclaimer

This product is hygroscopic and light-sensitive. If stored protected from light and moisture at 2-8°C, it remains unchanged, by HPLC testing, for at least 15 months. Unused dilute solutions of Actinomycin D are extremely sensitive to light and tend to adsorb to plastic and glass and should be discarded. However, frozen aliquots of concentrated stock solution are stable for at least a month.

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Pictograms

Skull and crossbonesHealth hazard
GHS06,GHS08

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Codes

H300,H350,H360FD

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Carc. 1B - Repr. 1B

Storage Class

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

PPE (personal protective equipment)

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges

Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

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