An ecdysteroid receptor agonist
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Muristerone A

Item No. 11741

Technical Information
Formal Name
2β,3β,5β,11α,14,20,22R-heptahydroxy-cholest-7-en-6-one
CAS Number
38778-30-2
Synonyms
  • Mur A
Molecular Formula
C27H44O8
Formula Weight
Purity
≥95%
A solid
DMSO: SolubleEthanol: SolubleMethanol: Soluble
SMILES
CC(C)CC[C@@H](O)[C@](C)(O)[C@@]1([H])CC[C@@]2(O)C3=CC([C@]4(O)C[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)C[C@]4(C)[C@@]3([H])[C@H](O)C[C@@]21C)=O
InChi Code
InChI=1S/C27H44O8/c1-14(2)6-7-20(31)25(5,33)19-8-9-26(34)15-10-21(32)27(35)13-17(29)16(28)11-24(27,4)22(15)18(30)12-23(19,26)3/h10,14,16-20,22,28-31,33-35H,6-9,11-13H2,1-5H3/t16-,17+,18+,19-,20+,22+,23+,24+,25+,26+,27+/m0/s1
InChi Key
LRJUYAVTHIEHAI-LHBNDURVSA-N
Origin
Plant/Ipomoea hederacea
Shipping & Storage Information
Storage
-20°C
Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere
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    Product Description

    Muristerone A is a natural analog of 20-hydroxyecdysone (Item No. 16145). It is an agonist of the ecdysteroid receptor (Kd = 1 nM), a nuclear receptor that heterodimerizes with a retinoid X receptor ortholog and regulates arthropod development.1,2,3 Muristerone A is used as an agonist in ecdysone-inducible gene expression systems in mammalian cells.4,5 However, it inhibits apoptosis in the human colon carcinoma cell line RKO by inducing the upregulation of Bcl-xL, suggesting limitations in its use in certain types of studies.6

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