017930
Myriocin
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£364.00
- SKU:
- 017930
- Molecular Weight:
- 401.54
- Storage Conditions:
- RT
- Supplier:
- United States Biological
- CAS Number:
- 35891-70-4
- Extra Details:
- Myriocin is a atypical amino acid and an antibiotic with potent immunosuppressant activity. Studies suggest that the immunosuppressant activity in the cytotoxic T-cell line CTTL-2 is due to apoptosis induction. Myriocin very potent inhibitor of serine palmitoyltransferase and thus blocks the synthesis ceramide, a precursor in sphingomyelin and glycosphingolipid biosynthesis. As a result Myriocin is a useful biochemical research tool for depleting cells of sphingolipids.
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- Ambient