MitoCur-1

MitoCur-1, a curcumin analogue, is an inhibitor of mitochondrial antioxidative thioredoxin reductase 2 (TrxR2) . MitoCur-1 has electrophilic and mitochondrial-targeting properties. MitoCur-1 induces reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, exerts specifically antitumor efficacy[1].

Product Specifications

UNSPSC

12352005

Target

TrxR

Type

Reference compound

Related Pathways

Metabolic Enzyme/Protease

Applications

Cancer-programmed cell death

Field of Research

Cancer

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/mitocur-1.html

Purity

95.0

Solubility

10 mM in DMSO

Smiles

O=C(C(C(/C=C/C1=CC=C(OCCC[P+](C2=CC=CC=C2)(C3=CC=CC=C3)C4=CC=CC=C4)C(OC)=C1)=O)(C)C)/C=C/C5=CC(OC)=C(OCCC[P+](C6=CC=CC=C6)(C7=CC=CC=C7)C8=CC=CC=C8)C=C5.[Cl-].[Cl-]

Molecular Formula

C65H64Cl2O6P2

Molecular Weight

1074.05

References & Citations

[1]Zheng YL, et al. Redox-Based Strategy for Selectively Inducing Energy Crisis Inside Cancer Cells: An Example of Modifying Dietary Curcumin to Target Mitochondria. J Agric Food Chem. 2022 Mar 9;70 (9) :2898-2910.