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Sigma-Aldrich

Demecolcine

≥98% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

N-Deacetyl-N-methylcolchicine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C21H25NO5
CAS Number:
477-30-5
Molecular Weight:
371.43
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2822892
EC Number:
207-514-6
MDL number:
MFCD00075459
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
PubChem Substance ID:
24894128
NACRES:
NA.47

Quality Level

200

assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

mp

184 °C

solubility

chloroform: 10 mg/mL
ethanol: soluble

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CN[C@H]1CCc2cc(OC)c(OC)c(OC)c2C3=CC=C(OC)C(=O)C=C13

InChI

1S/C21H25NO5/c1-22-15-8-6-12-10-18(25-3)20(26-4)21(27-5)19(12)13-7-9-17(24-2)16(23)11-14(13)15/h7,9-11,15,22H,6,8H2,1-5H3/t15-/m0/s1

InChI key

NNJPGOLRFBJNIW-HNNXBMFYSA-N

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Application

Demecolcine has been used as a microtubule depolymerizing agent. It has also been used to inhibit mitotic division.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Often in karyotyping and cell cycle research it is desirable to increase the yield of mitotic cells in a particular phase of the cell cycle. This can be achieved in a variety of ways with the most popular being the use of a cell cycle synchronizing agent such as demecolcine. Demecolcine will arrest cells in metaphase with no remarkable effect on the biochemical events in mitotic cells or in synchronized G1 and S phase cells. White blood cells are often treated with demecolcine to arrest cells in metaphase.

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

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Danger

hcodes

H300

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Oral

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WGK 3

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Not applicable

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