Product Description: Chlorogenic acid butyl ester, a caffeoylquinic acid, is a potent melanogenesis inhibitor. Chlorogenic acid butyl ester inhibits the expression of microphtalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF), tyrosinase, tyrosinerelated protein 1 (TRP-1), and TRP-2. Chlorogenic acid butyl ester also shows antioxidant activity[1].
Applications: Cancer-programmed cell death
Formula: C20H26O9
References: [1]Akihisa T, et al. Antioxidative and melanogenesis-inhibitory activities of caffeoylquinic acids and other compounds from moxa. Chem Biodivers. 2013 Mar;10(3):313-27.
CAS Number: 132741-56-1
Molecular Weight: 410.42
Research Area: Cancer
Solubility: 10 mM in DMSO
Target: Tyrosinase