Synonyms: (-)-Sophocarpine; 13,14-Didehydromatridin-15-one; SC
Molecular Formula: C15H22N2O
Molecular Weight: 246.35
Linear Structural Formula: C15H22N2O
MDL Number: MFCD00274555
Purity: >=95% (HPLC)
Storage: -20C
Biochem Physiol Actions: Sophocarpine is a natural product found to have anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, and antiviral activity. Sophocarpine was active in an mouse xenograft model. It inhibited growth of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas by downregulation of miR-21 expression. Sophocarpine was also shown to protecs mice from a form of hepatitis by inhibiting the IFNg/STAT1 pathway.