Thymoquinone

Thymoquinone is an orally active natural product isolated from N. sativa Thymoquinone down-regulates the VEGFR2-PI3K-Akt pathway. Thymoquinone has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antiviral, anticonvulsant, antifungal, antiviral, antiangiogenic activity and hepatoprotective effects. Thymoquinone can be used to study Alzheimer's disease, cancer, cardiovascular disease, infectious disease and inflammation [1][2][3][4][5].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[490-91-5]

UNSPSC

12352211

Hazard Statement

H302, H315, H319, H335

Target

Akt; Apoptosis; PI3K; VEGFR

Type

Natural Products

Related Pathways

Apoptosis; PI3K/Akt/mTOR; Protein Tyrosine Kinase/RTK

Applications

COVID-19-immunoregulation

Field of Research

Cancer; Infection; Inflammation/Immunology; Neurological Disease; Cardiovascular Disease

Assay Protocol

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

Purity

99.80

Solubility

DMSO : 100 mg/mL (ultrasonic)

Smiles

O=C1C(C)=CC(C(C(C)C)=C1)=O

Molecular Formula

C10H12O2

Molecular Weight

164.20

Precautions

H302, H315, H319, H335

References & Citations

[1]Zeinvand-Lorestani H, et al. Protective role of thymoquinone against paraquat-induced hepatotoxicity in mice. Pestic Biochem Physiol. 2018 Jun;148:16-21. |[2]Nagi MN, et al. Protective effect of thymoquinone against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in rats: a possible mechanism of protection. Pharmacol Res. 2000 Mar;41 (3) :283-9. |[3]Jafri SH, et al. Thymoquinone and cisplatin as a therapeutic combination in lung cancer: In vitro and in vivo. J Exp Clin Cancer Res. 2010 Jul 1;29 (1) :87.|[4]Elibol B, et al. Thymoquinone administration ameliorates Alzheimer's disease-like phenotype by promoting cell survival in the hippocampus of amyloid beta1-42 infused rat model. Phytomedicine. 2020 Dec;79:153324. |[5]Su X, et al. Thymoquinone inhibits inflammation, neoangiogenesis and vascular remodeling in asthma mice. Int Immunopharmacol. 2016 Sep;38:70-80.