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Erastin

≥98% (HPLC), powder, antitumor agent

Synonym(s):

2-[1-[4-[2-(4-Chlorophenoxy)acetyl]-1-piperazinyl]ethyl]-3-(2-ethoxyphenyl)-4(3H)-Quinazolinone

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C30H31ClN4O4
CAS Number:
571203-78-6
Molecular Weight:
547.04
MDL number:
MFCD09837984
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
329799073
NACRES:
NA.77

Product Name

Erastin, ≥98% (HPLC)

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

white to beige

solubility

DMSO: 5 mg/mL, clear (warmed)

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CCOc1ccccc1N2C(=O)c3ccccc3N=C2C(C)N4CCN(CC4)C(=O)COc5ccc(Cl)cc5

InChI

1S/C30H31ClN4O4/c1-3-38-27-11-7-6-10-26(27)35-29(32-25-9-5-4-8-24(25)30(35)37)21(2)33-16-18-34(19-17-33)28(36)20-39-23-14-12-22(31)13-15-23/h4-15,21H,3,16-20H2,1-2H3

InChI key

BKQFRNYHFIQEKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... hRas(3265)
mouse ... hRas(15461)
rat ... hRas(293621)

General description

Erastin is a cell-permeable piperazinyl-quinazolinone. It interacts with antiporter system Xc-.

Application

Erastin has been used:
  • as a positive control for inducing ferroptosis in hepatic stellate cell (HSC)
  • to induce ferroptosis and in transferrin internalization assay of human fibrosarcoma HT1080 cells
  • to induce ferroptosis of muscle-derived cell lines

Biochem/physiol Actions

Erastin is an antitumor agent selective for tumor cells bearing oncogenic RAS (i.e. HRAS, KRAS). Erastin produces ferroptosis, a non-apoptotic tumor cell death, by altering mitochondrial voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC) gating allowing cations to enter mitochondria and leading to release of oxidative species causing oxidative cell death.

Features and Benefits

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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

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Nicholas Yagoda et al.
Nature, 447(7146), 864-868 (2007-06-15)
Therapeutics that discriminate between the genetic makeup of normal cells and tumour cells are valuable for treating and understanding cancer. Small molecules with oncogene-selective lethality may reveal novel functions of oncoproteins and enable the creation of more selective drugs. Here
Ferroptosis is an autophagic cell death process
Gao M, et al.
Cell research, 26(9), 1021-1021 (2016)
The ferroptosis inducer erastin promotes proliferation and differentiation in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells
Wang D, et al.
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 503(3), 1689-1695 (2018)
Sonam Dolma et al.
Cancer cell, 3(3), 285-296 (2003-04-05)
We used synthetic lethal high-throughput screening to interrogate 23,550 compounds for their ability to kill engineered tumorigenic cells but not their isogenic normal cell counterparts. We identified known and novel compounds with genotype-selective activity, including doxorubicin, daunorubicin, mitoxantrone, camptothecin, sangivamycin
Cell growth potential drives ferroptosis susceptibility in rhabdomyosarcoma and myoblast cell lines
Codenotti S, et al.
Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, 144(9), 1717-1730 (2018)
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