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Sigma-Aldrich

Quinalizarin

≥95% (HPLC), powder, plasmodium falciparum casein kinase 2α (PfCK2α) inhibitor

Synonym(s):

1,2,5,8-Tetrahydroxy-9,10-anthraquinone, 1,2,5,8-Tetrahydroxyanthraquinone, Alizarin Bordeaux BD, Alizarinbordeaux, Alizarine Bordeaux, Alizarine Bordeaux B, C.I. 58500, C.I. Mordant Violet 26, Khinalizarin, NSC 144046, NSC 4896, PHF 016

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C14H8O6
CAS Number:
81-61-8
Molecular Weight:
272.21
Colour Index Number:
58500
Beilstein:
1889617
EC Number:
201-366-6
MDL number:
MFCD00001205
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
PubChem Substance ID:
329823863
NACRES:
NA.77

product name

Quinalizarin, ≥95% (HPLC)

Assay

≥95% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

red

mp

≥300 °C

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

Oc1ccc2C(=O)c3c(O)ccc(O)c3C(=O)c2c1O

InChI

1S/C14H8O6/c15-6-3-4-7(16)11-10(6)12(18)5-1-2-8(17)13(19)9(5)14(11)20/h1-4,15-17,19H

InChI key

VBHKTXLEJZIDJF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Quinalizarin has been used:
  • as a casein kinase II (CKII) inhibitor to study its effect on CKII-mediated phosphorylation of importin α on subcellular scaling in sperm chromosomes and egg extract
  • as a CKII inhibitor to study its ability to block parasite multiplication in a [3H]-hypoxanthine incorporation assay
  • to study its effect on colorectal cancer (CRC) cell cycle arrest, cell apoptosis, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation in SW480 and HCT-116 cell lines

Biochem/physiol Actions

Quinalizarin is a potent (IC50 = 110 nM), ATP-competitive, and highly selective (IC50 >1μM against CK1 and 72 other kinases) casein Kinase II (CK2) inhibitor.
Studies show that quinalizarin can prevent the in vitro activity of recombinant Plasmodium falciparum casein kinase 2α (PfCK2α) catalytic subunit with an IC50 of 2μM.

Pictograms

Exclamation markEnvironment
GHS07,GHS09

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302,H410

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Ling-Qi Meng et al.
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 24, 3710-3719 (2018-06-04)
BACKGROUND Quinalizarin (1,2,5,8-tetrahydroxyanthraquinone) exhibits potentially useful anticancer effects by inducing apoptosis in several types of cancer, but its underlying mechanism of action remains unknown. The present study examined the effects of quinalizarin on the induction of cell cycle arrest, apoptosis
Yinpeng Jin et al.
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Oncotarget, 8(42), 72480-72493 (2017-10-27)
Menopausal hormone therapy, using estrogen and synthetic progestins, is associated with an increased risk of developing breast cancer. The effect of progestins on breast cells is complex and not yet fully understood. In previous
Christopher Brownlee et al.
Cell, 176(4), 805-815 (2019-01-15)
Early embryogenesis is accompanied by reductive cell divisions requiring that subcellular structures adapt to a range of cell sizes. The interphase nucleus and mitotic spindle scale with cell size through both physical and biochemical mechanisms, but control systems that coordinately
Giorgio Cozza et al.
Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 71(16), 3173-3185 (2014-01-21)
It has been proposed that dual inhibitors of protein kinases CK2 and PIM-1 are tools particularly valuable to induce apoptosis of cancer cells, a property, however, implying cell permeability, which is lacking in the case of selective CK2/PIM-1 inhibitors developed
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