Application
Flavopiridol hydrochloride hydrate has been used:
- as a cyclin-dependent kinase 9 (CDK9) inhibitor to study its effects on histone H3 methylation at lysine 36 (H3K36) and deactivation of transcription in porcine fetal fibroblasts
- as an RNA polymerase inhibitor to study its effects on hepatic cells
- as RNA transcription inhibitor to study its effects on euchromatin coarsening in zebrafish embryo
Biochem/physiol Actions
Flavopiridol is a semi-synthetic flavone obtained from Dysoxylum binectariferum that acts as an anti-tumor agent against several cancers. It also shows anti-cancer properties due to which it has been studied in the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
Flavopiridol hydrochloride is a potent CDK (cyclin-dependent kinase), and a CDC25 phosphatase family inhibitor.
Features and Benefits
This compound is featured on the CDKs page of the Handbook of Receptor Classification and Signal Transduction. To browse other handbook pages, click here.
- UPC:
- 51413107
- Condition:
- New
- Weight:
- 1.00 Ounces
- HazmatClass:
- No
- WeightUOM:
- LB
- MPN:
- F3055-25MG