10-Butyl Ether Minocycline (BEM), a Minocycline derivative, is an MMP-8 and MMP-9 inhibitor with IC50s of 69.4 µM and 47.0 µM, respectively. 10-Butyl Ether Minocycline suppresses LPS-induced microglial activation. 10-Butyl Ether Minocycline inhibits VEGF-induced endothelial cell migration and L-Glutamine-induced ROS levels. 10-Butyl Ether Minocycline significantly reduces alcohol consumption in the Chronic Intermittent Ethanol (CIE) mouse model of alcohol dependence. 10-Butyl Ether Minocycline can be used for the study of neuroimmune-inflammatory diseases and Alcohol use disorder (AUD).

Providing storage is as stated on the product vial and the vial is kept tightly sealed, the product can be stored for up to 24 months.
Wherever possible, you should prepare and use solutions on the same day. However, if you need to make up stock solutions in advance, we recommend that you store the solution as aliquots in tightly sealed vials at -20°C. Generally, these will be useable for up to one month. Before use, and prior to opening the vial we recommend that you allow your product to equilibrate to room temperature for at least 1 hour.