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K252c (CAS 85753-43-1)

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Alternate Names:
Staurosporine Aglycone
Application:
K252c is a PKC inhibitor with selective for PKCA
CAS Number:
85753-43-1
Purity:
95%
Molecular Weight:
311.4
Molecular Formula:
C20H13N3O
For Research Use Only. Not Intended for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Use.
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K252c is an aglycone, indolocarbazole alkaloid which is a protein kinase inhibitor of the Staurosporine family. K252c is a cell-permeable inhibitor of PKC (protein kinase C) (IC50 = 2.45 muM) that displays approximately 10-fold selectivity over PKA (protein kinase A) (IC50 = 25.7 muM). K252c is cytotoxic for A549 and P388 cells (IC50 = 2-3 mM). K252c also inhibits LACTB (beta-lactamase), malate dehydrogenase (MDH2, MDHC, MDH1B) and chymotrypsin (IC50 values are 8, 8 and 10 muM respectively). K252c displays antiviral activity against GCV-sensitive and -resistant strains of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) (IC50 values range from 0.13-0.32 muM).


K252c (CAS 85753-43-1) References

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  2. Biological targets of antitumor indolocarbazoles bearing a sugar moiety.  |  Prudhomme, M. 2004. Curr Med Chem Anticancer Agents. 4: 509-21. PMID: 15579016
  3. Staurosporine and rebeccamycin aglycones are assembled by the oxidative action of StaP, StaC, and RebC on chromopyrrolic acid.  |  Howard-Jones, AR. and Walsh, CT. 2006. J Am Chem Soc. 128: 12289-98. PMID: 16967980
  4. Synthesis and mixed lineage kinase activity of pyrrolocarbazole and isoindolone analogs of (+)K-252a.  |  Hudkins, RL., et al. 2007. J Med Chem. 50: 433-41. PMID: 17266195
  5. Inhibition of ABCG2-mediated transport by protein kinase inhibitors with a bisindolylmaleimide or indolocarbazole structure.  |  Robey, RW., et al. 2007. Mol Cancer Ther. 6: 1877-85. PMID: 17575116
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  7. Coupling of Ci-VSP modules requires a combination of structure and electrostatics within the linker.  |  Hobiger, K., et al. 2012. Biophys J. 102: 1313-22. PMID: 22455914
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  9. Induction of Gnrh mRNA expression by the ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid and the saturated fatty acid palmitate in a GnRH-synthesizing neuronal cell model, mHypoA-GnRH/GFP.  |  Tran, DQ., et al. 2016. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 426: 125-35. PMID: 26923440
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K252c, 1 mg

sc-24011
1 mg
$87.00

K252c, 5 mg

sc-24011A
5 mg
$374.00