Product Description: Tolcapone (Standard) is the analytical standard of Tolcapone. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Tolcapone (Ro 40-7592) is a selective, orally active and powerful mixed (peripheral and central) COMT inhibitor with an IC50 of 773 nM in the liver[1]. Tolcapone is also a potent inhibitor of α-syn and Aβ42 oligomerization and fibrillogenesis[2]. Tolcapone induces oxidative stress leading to apoptosis and inhibition of tumor growth in neuroblastoma[3].
Formula: C14H11NO5
References: [1]Catechol-O-methyltransferase: variation in enzyme activity and inhibition by entacapone and tolcapone. C De Santi, et al. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 1998 May;54(3):215-9./[2]Saviana Di Giovanni, et al. Entacapone and tolcapone, two catechol O-methyltransferase inhibitors, block fibril formation of alpha-synuclein and beta-amyloid and protect against amyloid-induced toxicity. J Biol Chem. 2010 May 14;285(20):14941-14954./[3]Tyler Maser,et al. Tolcapone induces oxidative stress leading to apoptosis and inhibition of tumor growth in Neuroblastoma.Cancer Med. 2017 Jun;6(6):1341-1352.
CAS Number: 134308-13-7
Molecular Weight: 273.24
Research Area: Cancer; Neurological Disease
Target: Amyloid-β;Apoptosis;COMT
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