10 g, Bottle, Glass, Clear, NEW! Life Science
-
Taurocholic Acid (sodium salt)
Cayman ChemicalA bile salt formed in the liver by conjugation of cholic acid with taurine that can be used to solubilize lipids and membrane-bound proteins.
-
Chlorhexidine (hydrochloride)
Cayman ChemicalAn an antimicrobial agent that is often used in antiseptics and dental products such as toothpaste and mouthwash; inhibits MMP-2, -8, and -9.
-
(+)-Catechin (hydrate)
Cayman ChemicalCatechin is a polyphenolic flavonoid which has been isolated from a variety of natural sources including tea leaves, grape seeds, and the wood and bark of trees such as acacia and mahogany. Catechin is a more potent antioxidant than ascorbate or α-tocopherol in certain in vitro lipid…
-
Stigmasterol
Cayman ChemicalA natural plant sterol that can be isolated from certain seed oils and herbs, including those used for therapeutic purposes.
-
Resazurin (sodium salt)
Cayman ChemicalA blue non-fluorescent dye that is used as an oxidation-reduction indicator in cell viability assays in a variety of cells; can be reduced to the highly red-fluorescent product resorufin (excitation: 530-540 nm; emission: 585-595 nm) and used as a quantifiable detection agent in enzyme activity or…
-
N-Octyl-ß-D-thioglucopyranoside
Cayman ChemicalA low molecular weight nonionic detergent that is commonly used for cell lysis and non-denaturing protein solubilization.
-
Propylthiouracil
Cayman ChemicalA derivative of thiouracil which has long been used to correct hyperthyroidism; also used as a genetic marker for taste, since only some people detect it as a bitter taste.
-
Fenbendazole
Cayman ChemicalA broad-spectrum benzimidazole anthelmintic that is active against gastrointestinal parasites (IC50 = 0.30 µM against Giardia in vitro) by targeting tubulin; activates HIF-1α, abrogating oxidative stress-induced death in primary neurons in vitro.
-
(+)-Pilocarpine (hydrochloride)
Cayman ChemicalA muscarinic M1 and M2 mACh receptor agonist (pKB = 5 and 3.7, respectively) that is typically used as an animal model for temporal lobe epilepsy.
-
Quercetin
Cayman ChemicalA flavonoid compound found in the bark and rinds of many plants and fruits.
-
Tamoxifen (citrate)
Cayman ChemicalA selective estrogen receptor (ER) modulator used as adjuvant therapy for estrogen-dependent breast cancer; increases ER activity in bone, uterus, and the cardiovasculature system as it decreases ER activity in breast tissues; metabolized by CYP450 enzymes to active metabolites; alters cholesterol…
-
Oxytetracycline
Cayman ChemicalA broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic that inhibits protein synthesis in both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.
-
Fast Green FCF
Cayman ChemicalA dye used to stain proteins for IEF and SDS-PAGE; fluoresces near infrared (absorption maximum: 624 nm).
-
IPTG (dioxane free)
Cayman ChemicalInduces protein expression where the gene is under the control of the lac operator by triggering transcription of the lac operon in cloning procedures.
-
Palmitic Acid
Cayman ChemicalA common 16-carbon saturated fatty acid that represents 10-20% of the normal human dietary fat intake.
-
Promethazine (hydrochloride)
Cayman ChemicalA first generation histamine H1 receptor antagonist (Ki = 2.6 nM) that also inhibits muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (Ki = 22 nM); penetrates the CNS, depressing central H1 receptor activity, which may relate to its sedative properties.
-
N-acetyl-D-Glucosamine
Cayman ChemicalA monosaccharide derivative of glucose that is released by the action of O-GlcNAcase, in mammalian systems, from proteins that have been post-translationally modified with O-GlcNAc; also is the monomeric unit of chitin, which is found in fungi and many inverebrates, including crustaceans, insects,…
-
Oleic Acid
Cayman ChemicalOleic acid is a monounsaturated fatty acid and is one of the major components of membrane phospholipids. Oleic acid contributes about 17% of the total fatty acids esterified to phosphatidylcholine, the major phospholipid class in porcine platelets. Oleic acid inhibits collagen-stimulated platelet…
-
Isovaleroylglycine
Cayman ChemicalUrinary metabolite of leucine that is used as a diagnostic tool in the diagnosis of various acidemias and mitochondrial fatty acid β-oxidation defects.
-
Ceftazidime (hydrate)
Cayman ChemicalA broad-spectrum β-lactam antibiotic used for parenteral administration.
-
Adenosine 5'-triphosphate (sodium salt)
Cayman ChemicalA central component of energy storage and metabolism in vivo, providing the metabolic energy to drive metabolic pumps and serving as a coenzyme in a wide array of enzymatic reactions; acts a substrate for kinases involved in cell signaling and of adenylate cyclases that produce the second messenger cAMP.
-
trans-2-Decenoic Acid
Cayman ChemicalAn unsaturated fatty acid found in royal jelly produced from the hypopharyngeal and mandibular gland secretions of honeybees; isolated in conjunction with 10-HDA (Item No. 10976) and both demonstrate weak estrogenic activity, inhibiting binding of 17β-estradiol (Item No. ISO60155) to estrogen…
-
L-Ascorbic Acid 2-phosphate (magnesium salt)
Cayman ChemicalA long-acting ascorbic acid derivative that stimulates collagen expression and formation and is used in human cell culture; included in media to enhance the survival of human embryonic stem cells or drive osteogenic differentiation in human adipose stem cells and in human mesenchymal stromal/stem cells.
-
Icariin
Cayman ChemicalAn inhibitor of human recombinant PDE5 (IC50 = 5.9 µM); used to treat erectile dysfunction and has been shown to have anti-cancer and antioxidant activity; induces differentiation of cardiomyocytes and increases the proliferation and differentiation of cultured human osteoblasts.
-
18ß-Glycyrrhetinic Acid
Cayman ChemicalA major metabolite of glycyrrhizin, a constituent of licorice that exhibits anti-ulcerative, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory properties; at 100 mg/kg/day, reduces lipid peroxidation and increases antioxidant activity in diabetic rats; suppresses LPS-induced TNF-α production and…
-
Acridine Orange
Cayman ChemicalA cell-permeable, fluorescent dye that accumulates in acidic organelles in a pH-dependent manner and is used for autophagy detection and cell cycle determination; emits green fluorescence (ex. max: 502 nm; ,em. max: 525 nm) at neutral pH or when bound to dsDNA and red fluorescence (ex. max: 460 nm;…
-
L-(-)-Fucose
Cayman ChemicalA deoxyhexose monosaccharide found on N- and O-linked glycans and glycolipids that exists either as a terminal modification of glycan structures or serves as a point of attachment for adding other sugars; plays a role in A and B blood group antigen substructure determination, selectin-mediated…
-
Colistin (sulfate)
Cayman ChemicalA polypeptide antibiotic effective against Gram-negative bacteria, including P. aeruginosa, A. baumannii, and K. pneumoniae.
-
ß-D-Glucosamine Pentaacetate
Cayman ChemicalAn N-acetylglucosamine derivative that has been shown to promote hyaluronic acid production.
-
a-Naphthoflavone
Cayman ChemicalA flavone that modulates xenobiotic metabolism; antagonizes AhR at nanomolar concentrations, although it agonizes AhR at higher concentrations (10 µM); inhibits CYP19, CYP1A1, CYP1A2, and CYP1B1 (IC50s = 500, 60, 6, and 5 nM, respectively), whereas it activates CYP3A4 (Kd = 7.4 µM).
-
Ciprofloxacin (hydrochloride)
Cayman ChemicalA fluoroquinolone antibiotic widely used as an antimicrobial and immunomodulatory agent; functions by inhibiting DNA A fluoroquinolone antibiotic widely used as an antimicrobial and immunomodulatory agent; functions by inhibiting DNA gyrase (a type II topoisomerase) and topoisomerase IV, the…
-
Amiodarone (hydrochloride)
Cayman ChemicalA class III antiarrhythmic agent; inhibits KCNH2 with an IC50 value of 1 µM; also inhibits CYP2C8 and CYP3A4 in vitro at low micromolar concentrations.