Cas No.: | 329689-23-8 |
SMILES: | S=C1NC(C2=CC(O)=CC=C2)C(C(OCC)=O)=C(C)N1 |
Formula: | C14H16N2O3S |
M.Wt: | 292.4 |
Sotrage: | 4°C for 1 year, -20°C for more than 2 years |
Description: | Monastrol is a potent and cell-permeable inhibitor of the mitotic kinesin Eg5 with an IC50 value of 14 μM. |
In Vitro: | Monastrol is a small, cell-permeable molecule that arrests cells in mitosis by specifically inhibiting Eg5, a member of the Kinesin-5 family. Monastrol treatment of dividing cells results in spindle collapse and cell cycle arrest with a monoastral spindle, which is similar to the phenotype observed when Eg5 is inhibited by anti-Eg5 antibodies[1]. Monastrol is an allosteric inhibitor of the mitotic kinesin Eg5 that exhibits an antiproliferative effect against several cell lines. Monastrol treatment can decrease cell viability in MCF-7 tumor cells. Real-time cell growth kinetic analysis showed a decrease in the proliferation of MCF-7 cells exposed to monastrol[2]. |