Turbinaric acid

Turbinaric acid is a kind of secosqualene carboxylic acid. Turbinaric acid exhibits cytotoxicity against mouse melanoma cells and human colon cancer cells. Turbinaric acid can be used as a chemical marker for T. conoides. Turbinaric acid can be used for research on melanoma and colon cancer[1][2].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[56882-00-9]

UNSPSC

12352211

Target

Others

Type

Natural Products

Related Pathways

Others

Applications

Cancer-programmed cell death

Field of Research

Cancer

Assay Protocol

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

Purity

98.06

Solubility

10 mM in DMSO

Smiles

C/C(C)=C/CC/C(C)=C/CC/C(C)=C/CC/C=C(C)/CC/C=C(C)/CCC(O)=O

Molecular Formula

C27H44O2

Molecular Weight

400.64

References & Citations

[1]Asari F, et al. Turbinaric acid, a cytotoxic secosqualene carboxylic acid from the brown alga Turbinaria ornata. J Nat Prod. 1989 Sep-Oct;52 (5) :1167-9.|[2]Le Lann K, et al. Isolation of turbinaric acid as a chemomarker of Turbinaria conoides (J. Agardh) Kützing from South Pacific Islands. J Phycol. 2014 Dec;50 (6) :1048-57.