β-Sitosterol is a common plant steroid that possesses anticholesteremic properties. β-Sitosterol has recently been shown to induce G2/M arrest, endoreduplication, and apoptosis through the Bcl-2 and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways.

Palmitic acid, or hexadecanoic acid is one of the most common 16 carbon saturated fatty acids found in animals and plants. It occurs as the glyceryl ester in many oils and fats. Palmitic acid has been reported to target proteins to cell membranes. It has been found to promote triglyceride…

Doxycycline is an antibiotic  against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. More active biologically than the corresponding 6b-epimer hydrochloride. Derivative of oxytetracycline. A broad spectrum inhibitor used to inhibit matrix metallo-proteinases (MMP) such as type 1 collagenase in…

p-Toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate is an organic-soluble acid catalyst in organic synthesis. The catalyst has been incorporated in the esterification of carboxylic acids or transesterification of esters. p-Toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate has been used as a reducing agent for the reductive…

Sodium Orthovanadate is a potent alkaline phosphate inhibitor. Sodium Orthovanadate is used in the diabetes study. Sodium orthovandate was used to prepare the stop solution in dephosphorylation assay of insulin receptor kinase. It was one of the reagents used in the development of Matrix ChIP…

Folic acid, also known as folate, is a B vitamin that can be found in a variety of fruits and vegetables. Can be chemically synthesized Water soluble Exhibits metal binding properties Folic acid (Vitamin B9 and folate) is essential to numerous bodily functions. The human body needs…

Sodium Diatrizoate has been shown to cause partial redistribution of tight-junction-associated membrane proteins into a cytoplasmic compartment in cultured monolayer MDCK cells. Sodium diatrizoate is used as a density gradient reagent in blood cell separation. It has also been utilized as a…

p-Coumaric acid is a hydroxycinnamic acid, an organic compound that is a hydroxy derivative of cinnamic acid. There are three isomers of coumaric acid- o-coumaric acid, m-coumaric acid, and p-coumaric acid- that differ by the position of the hydroxy substitution of the phenyl group. p-Coumaric…