Product Description: α-Thujone is a monoterpene isolated from Thuja occidentalis essential oil with potent anti-tumor activities. α-Thujone is a reversible modulator of the GABA type A receptor and the IC50 for α-Thujone is 21 μM in suppressing the GABA-induced currents. α-Thujone induces ROS accumulation-dependent cytotoxicity, also induces cell apoptosis and autophagy. α-Thujone has antinociceptive, insecticidal, and anthelmintic activity, and can cross the blood-brain barrier[1][2][3].
Applications: Cancer-programmed cell death
Formula: C10H16O
References: [1]Agus HH, et al. Involvement of Pca1 in ROS-mediated apoptotic cell death induced by alpha-thujone in the fission yeast (Schizosaccharomyces pombe). FEMS Yeast Res. 2020 Apr 29. pii: foaa022./[2]Pudełek M, et al. Therapeutic potential of monoterpene α-thujone, the main compound of Thuja occidentalis L. essential oil, against malignant glioblastoma multiforme cells in vitro. Fitoterapia. 2019 Apr;134:172-181./[3]Höld KM, et al. Alpha-thujone (the active component of absinthe): gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor modulation and metabolic detoxification. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2000 Apr 11;97(8):3826-31.
CAS Number: 546-80-5
Molecular Weight: 152.237
Compound Purity: 98.07
Research Area: Infection; Neurological Disease
Solubility: DMSO : 100 mg/mL (ultrasonic)
Target: Apoptosis;Autophagy;GABA Receptor;Parasite;Reactive Oxygen Species
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