Pifithrin-β (PFT β hydrobromide; Cyclic Pifithrin-α hydrobromide) is a potent inhibitor of p53 with an IC50 of 23 μM and is regarded as a lead compound for cancer and neurodegenerative disease therapy.
Cat.No
DC65472
Name
Pifithrin-β
Chemical Properties
CAS
60477-34-1
Formula
C16H16N2S
MW
268.3766
Storage
2 years -20°C Powder, 2 weeks 4°C in DMSO, 6 months -80°C in DMSO
References
[1]. Christodoulou MS, et al. Synthesis and biological evaluation of imidazolo[2,1-b]benzothiazole derivatives, as potential p53 inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem. 2011 Mar 1;19(5):1649-57.
[2]. Fernández-Cruz ML, et al. Biological and chemical studies on aryl hydrocarbon receptor induction by the p53 inhibitor pifithrin-α and its condensation product pifithrin-β. Life Sci. 2011 Apr 25;88(17-18):774-83.
[3]. Da Pozzo E, et al. p53 functional inhibitors behaving like pifithrin-β counteract the Alzheimer peptide non-β-amyloid component effects in human SH-SY5Y cells. ACS Chem Neurosci. 2014 May 21;5(5):390-9.
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