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 ALX-380-080[ALEXIS] Revised 03-Apr-08  

Actinomycin X2

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Natural Products / Antibiotics

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Antitumor Antibiotics

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 Product NumbersFormatSizeUnit PriceQuantity
 ALX-380-080-M001 1 mg  
Product Specification
FORMULA:   C62H84N12O17
 
MW:   1269.4
 
SOURCE/HOST:   Isolated from Streptomyces sp.
 
PURITY:   ≥95% (solvent free)
 
APPEARANCE:   Orange crystals.
 
SOLUBILITY:   Soluble in methanol, acetone or chloroform.
 
SHIPPING:   AMBIENT
 
LONG TERM STORAGE:   +4°C
 
HANDLING:   Keep cool and dry.
 
HAZARD:   TOXIC.
 
IDENTITY:   Determined by 1H-NMR: Identical to standard reference.

Product Description

Antitumor antibiotic. Has higher cytotoxicity toward cultured human leukemia (HL-60) cells than actinomycin D (Prod. No. ALX-380-009). Induces cell death via apoptosis.

Product Specific Literature References
Nomenclature of the Actinomycins: S.A. Waksman, et al.; PNAS 44, 602 (1958) Abstract
Correlation of actinomycin X2 to the lipid profile in static and shaken cultures of Streptomyces nasri strain YG62: M.Y. el-Naggar, et al.; Microbios. 100, 117 (1999) Abstract
Characterization of Streptomyces MITKK-103, a newly isolated actinomycin X2-producer: K. Kurosawa, et al.; Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 72, 145 (2006) Abstract
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