9-Hydroxyellipticin 

9-hydroxyellipticine is an inhibitor of Topo II and RyR, exhibiting high affinity for DNA with a P_ka value of 9.8 at pH 7.4. It has antitumor, antioxidant, and catecholamine-releasing activities, with IC₅₀ values of 1.6 μM and 1.2 μM for Hela S-3 and 293T cells, respectively. It also demonstrates anticancer effects in L1210 leukemia mice^[1].

262.31

C₁₇H₁₄N₂O

51131-85-2

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  [2]. Saeki K, et al. Cardioprotective effects of 9-hydroxyellipticine on ischemia and reperfusion in isolated rat heart. Jpn J Pharmacol. 2002 May;89(1):21-8.  [Content Brief]

  [3]. G Renault, et al. In vivo exposure to four ellipticine derivatives with topoisomerase inhibitory activity results in chromosome clumping and sister chromatid exchange in murine bone marrow cells. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 1987 Jun 30;89(2):281-6.  [Content Brief]

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