Melatonin

Melatonin is a hormone made by the pineal gland that can activates melatonin receptor. Melatonin plays a role in sleep and possesses important antioxidative and anti-inflammatory properties[1][2][3]. Melatonin is a novel selective ATF-6 inhibitor and induces human hepatoma cell apoptosis through COX-2 downregulation[4]. Melatonin attenuates palmitic acid-induced (HY-N0830) mouse granulosa cells apoptosis via endoplasmic reticulum stress[5].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[73-31-4]

Product Name Alternative

N-Acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine

UNSPSC

12352005

Hazard Statement

H302, H315, H319, H335

Target

Apoptosis; Autophagy; Endogenous Metabolite; Melatonin Receptor; Mitophagy

Type

Natural Products

Related Pathways

Apoptosis; Autophagy; GPCR/G Protein; Metabolic Enzyme/Protease; Neuronal Signaling

Applications

Cancer-Kinase/protease

Field of Research

Cancer; Inflammation/Immunology; Neurological Disease

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/Melatonin.html

Purity

99.98

Solubility

DMSO : 100 mg/mL (ultrasonic) |Ethanol : 12.5 mg/mL (ultrasonic) |H2O : 1.1 mg/mL (ultrasonic)

Smiles

CC(NCCC1=CNC2=C1C=C(OC)C=C2)=O

Molecular Formula

C13H16N2O2

Molecular Weight

232.28

Precautions

H302, H315, H319, H335

References & Citations

[1]Kilic U, et al. Particular phosphorylation of PI3K/Akt on Thr308 via PDK-1 and PTEN mediates melatonin's neuroprotective activity after focal cerebral ischemia in mice. Redox Biol. 2017 Apr 5;12:657-665|[2]Hu C, et al. Neuroprotective effect of melatonin on soluble Aβ1-42-induced cortical neurodegeneration via Reelin-Dab1 signaling pathway. Neurol Res. 2017 Apr 7:1-1|[3]Rahim I, et al. Melatonin administration to wild-type mice and non-treated NLRP3 mutant mice share similar inhibition of the inflammatory response during sepsis. J Pineal Res. 2017 Mar 31|[4]Bu LJ, et al. Melatonin, a novel selective ATF-6 inhibitor, induces human hepatoma cell apoptosis through COX-2 downregulation. World J Gastroenterol. 2017 Feb 14;23 (6) :986-998.|[5]Zhi Chen, et al. Melatonin attenuates palmitic acid-induced mouse granulosa cells apoptosis via endoplasmic reticulum stress. J Ovarian Res. 2019 May 10;12 (1) :43.