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Rotenone (CAS 83-79-4)

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Alternate Names:
Paraderil; Dactinol; Rotocide
Application:
Rotenone is a mitochondrial toxin and a potent, reversible, and competitive inhibitor of complex I of the respiratory chain
CAS Number:
83-79-4
Purity:
≥97%
Molecular Weight:
394.42
Molecular Formula:
C23H22O6
Supplemental Information:
This is as a Dangerous Good for transport and may be subject to additional shipping charges.
For Research Use Only. Not Intended for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Use.
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Rotenone is a mitochondrial electron transport inhibitor, which specifically inhibits NAD-linked substrate oxidation of NADH dehydrogenase with an EC50=10 pmol/mg. It is known that this interference of the electron transport chain occurs from complex I to ubiquinone, similarly to amytal. Studies indicate that Rotenone inhibits mammalian cell proliferation, via suppressing microtubule assembly by binding to tubulin. Rotenone can inhibit the effects of N-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium on mitochondrial swelling and cytochrome c release. It is also an inhibitor of NDUFS.


Rotenone (CAS 83-79-4) References

  1. Levosimendan is a mitochondrial K(ATP) channel opener.  |  Kopustinskiene, DM., et al. 2001. Eur J Pharmacol. 428: 311-4. PMID: 11689188
  2. NADH oxidase activity of rat cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum regulates calcium-induced calcium release.  |  Cherednichenko, G., et al. 2004. Circ Res. 94: 478-86. PMID: 14699012
  3. Neurotoxicant-induced animal models of Parkinson's disease: understanding the role of rotenone, maneb and paraquat in neurodegeneration.  |  Uversky, VN. 2004. Cell Tissue Res. 318: 225-41. PMID: 15258850
  4. Rotenone induces oxidative stress and dopaminergic neuron damage in organotypic substantia nigra cultures.  |  Testa, CM., et al. 2005. Brain Res Mol Brain Res. 134: 109-18. PMID: 15790535
  5. Fatality after deliberate ingestion of the pesticide rotenone: a case report.  |  Wood, DM., et al. 2005. Crit Care. 9: R280-4. PMID: 15987402
  6. Neurotrophic factors stabilize microtubules and protect against rotenone toxicity on dopaminergic neurons.  |  Jiang, Q., et al. 2006. J Biol Chem. 281: 29391-400. PMID: 16887804
  7. Pesticides and impairment of mitochondrial function in relation with the parkinsonian syndrome.  |  Gomez, C., et al. 2007. Front Biosci. 12: 1079-93. PMID: 17127363
  8. Rotenone inhibits mammalian cell proliferation by inhibiting microtubule assembly through tubulin binding.  |  Srivastava, P. and Panda, D. 2007. FEBS J. 274: 4788-801. PMID: 17697112
  9. Identification of novel proteins affected by rotenone in mitochondria of dopaminergic cells.  |  Jin, J., et al. 2007. BMC Neurosci. 8: 67. PMID: 17705834
  10. Protection by the NDI1 gene against neurodegeneration in a rotenone rat model of Parkinson's disease.  |  Marella, M., et al. 2008. PLoS One. 3: e1433. PMID: 18197244
  11. Metabolism of rotenone in vitro by tissue homogenates from mammals and insects.  |  Fukami, JI., et al. 1967. Science. 155: 713-6. PMID: 4381128
  12. Rotenone, an anticarcinogen, inhibits cellular proliferation but not peroxisome proliferation in mouse liver.  |  Cunningham, ML., et al. 1995. Cancer Lett. 95: 93-7. PMID: 7656250
  13. [3H]dihydrorotenone binding to NADH: ubiquinone reductase (complex I) of the electron transport chain: an autoradiographic study.  |  Higgins, DS. and Greenamyre, JT. 1996. J Neurosci. 16: 3807-16. PMID: 8656275
  14. Inhibition of mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I by TNF results in cytochrome c release, membrane permeability transition, and apoptosis.  |  Higuchi, M., et al. 1998. Oncogene. 17: 2515-24. PMID: 9824162
  15. The parkinsonian neurotoxin MPP+ opens the mitochondrial permeability transition pore and releases cytochrome c in isolated mitochondria via an oxidative mechanism.  |  Cassarino, DS., et al. 1999. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1453: 49-62. PMID: 9989245

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Rotenone, 1 g

sc-203242
1 g
$89.00

Rotenone, 5 g

sc-203242A
5 g
$259.00