Product Description: (+)-Medicarpin, a pterocarpan, is a type of isoflavonoid isolated from several medicinal plant species with various biological effects, including Sophora japonica, Zollernia paraensis and Platymiscium yucatamun, Machaerium aristulatum, Platymiscium floribundum, and so on. (+)-Medicarpin potently inhibits osteoclastogenesis and promotes bone healing and increases bone mass by osteoblast differentiation with estrogen receptor (ER) β-mediated osteogenic action[1].
Applications: Cancer-programmed cell death
Formula: C16H14O4
References: [1]Yang X, et al. Total Synthesis of (+)-Medicarpin. J Nat Prod. 2017 Dec 22;80(12):3284-3288.
CAS Number: 33983-39-0
Molecular Weight: 270.28
Research Area: Cancer
Solubility: 10 mM in DMSO
Target: Estrogen Receptor/ERR