Application
Nitisinone has been used:
- to induce liver injury
- to treat Ixodes scapularis tick cells to inhibit the activity of hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase
- in supplemented water to block the accumulation of toxic metabolites in human hepatocyte engrafted mice
- to study its effect on bacterial pyomelanin production
Biochem/physiol Actions
Nitisinone is a competitive inhibitor that reversibly inhibits 4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate oxidase (dioxygenase). Nitisinone is used in the treatment of hereditary tyrosinemia type 1, where it blocks the degradation of tyrosine into harmful substances.
- UPC:
- 51452102
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- 3-5 Days
- Weight:
- 1.00 Ounces
- HazmatClass:
- No
- MPN:
- SML0269-50MG
- CAS:
- 104206-65-7