Product Description: Mefloquine (hydrochloride) (Standard) is the analytical standard of Mefloquine (hydrochloride). This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Mefloquine hydrochloride (Mefloquin hydrochloride), a quinoline antimalarial agent, is an anti-SARS-CoV-2 entry inhibitor. Mefloquine hydrochloride is also a K+ channel (KvQT1/minK) antagonist with an IC50 of ~1 μM. Mefloquine hydrochloride can be used for malaria, systemic lupus erythematosus and cancer research[1][2][3].
Formula: C17H17ClF6N2O
References: [1]Kang J, et al. Interactions of the antimalarial drug mefloquine with the human cardiac potassium channels KvLQT1/minK andHERG. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2001 Oct;299(1):290-6./[2]Yan KH, et al. Mefloquine exerts anticancer activity in prostate cancer cells via ROS-mediated modulation of Akt, ERK, JNK and AMPK signaling. Oncol Lett. 2013 May;5(5):1541-1545./[3]Kaho Shionoya, et al. Mefloquine, a Potent Anti-severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Related Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Drug as an Entry Inhibitor in vitro. Front Microbiol. 2021 Apr 30;12:651403./[4]Rafael Pacheco-Costa, et al. Reversal of loss of bone mass in old mice treated with mefloquine. Bone. 2018 Sep;114:22-31.
CAS Number: 51773-92-3
Molecular Weight: 414.77
Research Area: Cancer; Infection; Metabolic Disease; Inflammation/Immunology
Target: Autophagy;Parasite;Potassium Channel;Reference Standards;ROS Kinase;SARS-CoV
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