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P0122

Sigma-Aldrich

Pifithrin-μ

≥97% (HPLC), solid

Synonym(s):

2-Phenylethynesulfonamide, PFTμ

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C8H7NO2S
CAS Number:
64984-31-2
Molecular Weight:
181.21
MDL number:
MFCD00181531
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24724568
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥97% (HPLC)

form

solid

storage condition

desiccated

solubility

DMSO: soluble >10 mg/mL, clear
H2O: insoluble

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

NS(=O)(=O)C#Cc1ccccc1

InChI

1S/C8H7NO2S/c9-12(10,11)7-6-8-4-2-1-3-5-8/h1-5H,(H2,9,10,11)

InChI key

ZZUZYEMRHCMVTB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Pifithrin-μ has been used:
  • to treat microglial cell line to analyse its neuroprotective effect on M1-like and M2-like phenotype
  • as heat shock protein (HSP)-70 inhibitor, to treat transfected Marc-145 cells
  • to inhibit heat shock cognate 70 (Hsc70) to elucidate heat shock chaperones mouse embryonic stem cells

Biochem/physiol Actions

Pifithrin-μ is an inhibitor of p53 binding and anti-apoptotic, which directly inhibits p53 binding to mitochondria as well as to Bcl-xL and Bcl-2 proteins. PFTμ rescues cells from lethal γ-irradiation-induced cell death. Because pifithrin-μ shuts down only the p53-mitochondrial pathway without affecting the transcriptional functions of p53, it is superior to pifithrin-α.
Pifithrin-μ(PFT-μ) has neuroprotective capabilities against cell death in a preclinical model of hypoxia-ischemia (HI)-induced neonatal encephalopathy. It inhibits nuclear factor-ΙB (NF-ΙB) pathway by inhibiting the interaction of molecular chaperone heat shock protein (HSP)-70 with its substrates.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302

Precautionary Statements

P264 - P270 - P301 + P312 - P501

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Listings

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JAN Code

P0122-BULK:
P0122-5MG:
P0122-IP:
P0122-10MG:
P0122-VAR:

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