5-Azacytidine, its incorporation into RNA alters RNA synthesis and processing, and results in inhibition of protein synthesis. It has been used as a cancer chemotherapeutic agent. It is a powerful bacteriostatic, antitumor, and mutagenic agent; it also exhibits immunosuppressive, antimitotic, radioprotective, and virostatic effects.
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Applications
5-Azacytidine, its incorporation into RNA alters RNA synthesis and processing, and results in inhibition of protein synthesis. It has been used as a cancer chemotherapeutic agent. It is a powerful bacteriostatic, antitumor, and mutagenic agent; it also exhibits immunosuppressive, antimitotic, radioprotective, and virostatic effects.
Solubility
Soluble in water.
Notes
Store in cool, dry conditions in well sealed containers. Keep container tightly closed.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Siva P. Kumpatla.; Timothy C. Hall. Longevity of 5-azacytidine-mediated gene expression and re-establishment of silencing in transgenic rice. Plant Molecular Biology. 1998, 38, (6), 1113-1122.
- Sunil Rangappa.; Chen Fen.; Eng Hin Lee.; Ariff Bongso.; Eugene Sim Kwang Wei. Transformation of adult mesenchymal stem cells isolated from the fatty tissue into cardiomyocytes. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2003, 75, (3), 775-779.