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Sigma-Aldrich

KNK437

≥98% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

3-(1,3-Benzodioxol-5-ylmethylene)-2-oxo-1-pyrrolidinecarboxaldehyde

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C13H11NO4
CAS Number:
218924-25-5
Molecular Weight:
245.23
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

white to beige

solubility

DMSO: 5 mg/mL, clear (warmed)

storage temp.

room temp

Application

KNK437 has been used:
  • as a heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) inhibitor to study its effects on the inhibition of viability and apoptosis activation in chemoresistant mice cells
  • as an HSF1 inhibitor to study its effects on viability and apoptosis of colorectal cancer cells
  • as a heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) inhibitor to study its effects on glutamine-induced HSP70 and inflammatory mediator release

Biochem/physiol Actions

KNK437 inhibits the accumulation of heat shock proteins (including hsp -27, -40, -70, -72 and -105). KNK437 inhibits thermotolerance in cells with greater potency than quercetin.
KNK437 is a benzylidene lactam compound.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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An in vitro model to consider the effect of 2 mM glutamine and KNK437 on endotoxin-stimulated release of heat shock protein 70 and inflammatory mediators
Marino L V, et al.
Nutrition, 32(3), 375-383 (2016)
S Yokota et al.
Cancer research, 60(11), 2942-2948 (2000-06-13)
Cells exposed to heat or other types of stressors transiently synthesize a group of proteins known as heat shock proteins (HSPs). A nonlethal heat treatment can elicit in the cells an ability to resist subsequent lethal heat treatments. We report
Metabolic enzyme PDK3 forms a positive feedback loop with transcription factor HSF1 to drive chemoresistance
Xu J, et al.
Theranostics, 9(10), 2999-2999 (2019)
Heat shock factor 1 epigenetically stimulates glutaminase-1-dependent mTOR activation to promote colorectal carcinogenesis
Li J, et al.
Molecular Therapy, 26(7), 1828-1839 (2018)

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