Citicoline (Standard)

Citicoline (Cytidine diphosphate-choline) (Standard) is the analytical standard of Citicoline. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Citicoline is an endogenous intermediate in the synthesis of phosphatidylcholine which is a component of cell membranes. Citicoline inhibits reactive oxygen species (ROS) and apoptosis. Citicoline can be used for neurological disease and hearing loss study.

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[987-78-0]

Product Name Alternative

Cytidine diphosphate-choline (Standard) ; CDP-Choline (Standard) ; Cytidine 5'-diphosphocholine (Standard)

UNSPSC

12352005

Target

Apoptosis; Caspase; Endogenous Metabolite; Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) ; Reference Standards

Related Pathways

Apoptosis; Immunology/Inflammation; Metabolic Enzyme/Protease; NF-κB; Others

Field of Research

Cancer; Neurological Disease

Smiles

NC(C=CN1[C@H]2[C@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](COP(OP(OCC[N+](C)(C)C)([O-])=O)(O)=O)O2)=NC1=O

Molecular Formula

C14H26N4O11P2

Molecular Weight

488.32

References & Citations

[1]Davinelli S, et al. Cytoprotective Effects of Citicoline and Homotaurine against Glutamate and High Glucose Neurotoxicity in Primary Cultured Retinal Cells. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2017;2017:2825703.|[2]Karpova MN, et al. Increase of the seizure threshold in C57BL/6 mice after citicoline administration. Bull Exp Biol Med. 2015 Jan;158 (3) :315-7.