Tamoxifen, 98%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals

Description

Tamoxifen (citofen, CAS # 10540-29-1) is an antineoplastic agent that has its effect through the estrogen receptors.

Inhibitor of protein kinase C and induces apoptosis in cancer cells. It is utilized in the study on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced microglial activation to know its effect.

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General Description

• Tamoxifen is a tertiary aminobenzene that acts by competitively binding and antagonizing estrogen receptors to reduce DNA synthesis
• When estradiol cannot bind estrogen receptors, the DNA response element is not activated
• Tamoxifen upregulates the production of TGFb and slows tumor growth
• Tamoxifen inhibits the production of IGF-1, a stimulator of tumor growth

Application

• Tamoxifen may be useful in the study of tumorigenesis, growth, and inflammation
• It is suitable for in vitro experiments

Specifications

Chemical Identifiers

• CAS: 10540-29-1
• Molecular Formula: C26H29NO
• Molecular Weight (g/mol): 371.52
• MDL Number: MFCD00010454
• InChI Key: NKANXQFJJICGDU-QPLCGJKRSA-N
• Synonym: tamoxifen, trans-tamoxifen, crisafeno, soltamox, tamoxifene, diemon, tamoxifeno, tamoxifenum, citofen, istubol
• PubChem CID: 2733526
• ChEBI: CHEBI:41774
• IUPAC Name: (2-{4-[(1Z)-1,2-diphenylbut-1-en-1-yl]phenoxy}ethyl)dimethylamine
• SMILES: CC\C(=C(/C1=CC=CC=C1)C1=CC=C(OCCN(C)C)C=C1)C1=CC=CC=C1

• Color: White
• Quantity: 5 g
• Merck Index: 14,9048
• Solubility Information: Insoluble in water; Soluble in methanol,ethanol,propanol or propylene glycol;Soluble in dimethyl sulfoxide,dichloromethane and ethanol; Insoluble in water.
• Formula Weight: 371.52
• Percent Purity: 98%
• Physical Form: Powder
• Chemical Name or Material: Tamoxifen

RUO – Research Use Only