Hypericin

• Supplier: Tocris Bioscience
• Catalog: 1532
• Prices: $95.00
• Sizes: 1 mg
• Cas Number: 548-04-9
• Chemical Name: 1,3,4,6,8,13-Hexahydroxy-10,11-dimethylphenanthro[1,10,9,8-opqra]perylene-7,14-dione
• Formula: C30H16O8
• Molecular Weight: 504.45
• Purity: >98 %
• Description: Photosensitive antiviral, anticancer and antidepressant agent derived from Hypericum perforatum (St John's wort). Inactivates enveloped viruses (including HIV), inhibits tyrosine kinases (IC 50 = 7.5 μ M) and is preferentially cytotoxic to tumor cells upon stimulation by visible light.

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