A metal chelator and inhibitor of metalloproteases
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1,10-Phenanthroline (hydrate)

Item No. 28951

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Technical Information
CAS Number
5144-89-8
Synonyms
  • o-Phenanthroline
Molecular Formula
C12H8N2 • H2O
Formula Weight
198.2
Purity
≥98%
Formulation (Request formulation change)
A solid
Solubility(Learn about Variance in Solubility)
DMF: 30 mg/mlDMSO: 30 mg/mlDMSO:PBS (pH 7.2) (1:9): 0.1 mg/mlEthanol: 1 mg/ml
λmax
226, 230, 264 nm
SMILES
C12=CC=C3C(N=CC=C3)=C1N=CC=C2.O
InChi Code
InChI=1S/C12H8N2.H2O/c1-3-9-5-6-10-4-2-8-14-12(10)11(9)13-7-1;/h1-8H;1H2
InChi Key
PPQJCISYYXZCAE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Shipping & Storage Information
Storage
-20°C
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Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere
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    Product Description

    1,10-Phenanthrine is a metal chelator and inhibitor of metalloproteases.1,2,3 It inhibits zinc-dependent hydrolysis of Fa-Gly-Leu-NH2 by B. subtilis neutral protease and B. thermoproteolyticus thermolysin.1 1,10-Phenanthrine is fungistatic against P. verrucosa (MIC = 0.8 μg/ml) and inhibits zinc-induced P. verrucosa metallo-type peptidase activity in a concentration-dependent manner.2 It induces uncoupling of and inhibits egg production by adult S. mansoni worm pairs in vitro when used at concentrations ranging from 0.5 to 150 μM.3 1,10-Phenanthrine (20 mg/kg per day) reduces worm burden in a mouse model of S. mansoni infection.

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    References & Product Citations
    Product Description References

    1. Feder, J., Garrett, L.R., and Kochavi, D. Studies on the inhibition of neutral proteases by 1,10-phenanthroline. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 235(2), 370-377 (1971).

    2. Granato, M.Q., Massapust, P.d.A., Rozental, S., et al. 1,10-Phenanthroline inhibits the metallopeptidase secreted by Phialophora verrucosa and modulates its growth, morphology and differentiation. Mycopathologia 179(3-4), 231-242 (2014).

    3. Day, T.A., and Chen, G.-Z. The metalloprotease inhibitor 1,10-phenanthroline affects Schistosoma mansoni motor activity, egg laying and viability. Parasitology 116(Pt. 4), 319-325 (1998).

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    Du, W., Gu, M., Hu, M., et al. Lysosomal Zn2+ release triggers rapid, mitochondria-mediated, non-apoptotic cell death in metastatic melanoma. Cell Rep. 37(3), 109848 (2021).