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RG108

≥98% (HPLC), powder

Synonym(s):

N-Phthalyl-L-tryptophan

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C19H14N2O4
CAS Number:
48208-26-0
Molecular Weight:
334.33
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24724594
NACRES:
NA.77

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Quality Level

100

assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

optical activity

[α]/D -250 to -310°, c = 0.5 in methanol

color

yellow

solubility

DMSO: >10 mg/mL

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

OC(=O)[C@H](Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12)N3C(=O)C4=CCCC=C4C3=O

InChI

1S/C19H16N2O4/c22-17-13-6-1-2-7-14(13)18(23)21(17)16(19(24)25)9-11-10-20-15-8-4-3-5-12(11)15/h3-8,10,16,20H,1-2,9H2,(H,24,25)/t16-/m0/s1

InChI key

LMAZUAXDZRILNJ-INIZCTEOSA-N

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General description

RG108, a non-nucleoside analog[1] is also called [2-(1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)-3-(1H-indol-3-yl) propanoic acid.[2]

Application

RG108 has been used:
  • in reprogramming and increasing cell plasticity of primary multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells (MMSC)[3]
  • as an inhibitor of DNA methyltransferase (DNMTi) in human retinal pigment epithelial ARPE-19 cells[4]
  • as a DNA methyltransferase inhibitor in C33A2 cells to test its effect on papillomavirus late gene expression (HPV16)[5]

Biochem/physiol Actions

RG108 is a DNA methyltransferase (DMNT) inhibitor.
RG108 is a DNA methyltransferase (DMNT) inhibitor. It reactivates tumor suppressor gene expression (p16, SFRP1, secreted frizzled related protein-1, and TIMP-3) in tumor cells by DNA demethylation. RG108 also inhibits human tumor cell line (HCT116, NALM-6) proliferation and increased doubling time in culture.
RG108 is less cytotoxic compared to azacytidine (5-Aza-dCR). It mediates radiosensitivity in esophageal cancer cells (EC).[1] RG108 is a potent epigenetic modulator and a demethylating agent.[2] It elicits non-cytotoxic functionality and may be useful in stem cell therapies based on human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hBMSCs).[2] It interacts with DNA methyltransferase 1 at the catalytic domain region.[4]

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

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WGK 3

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Not applicable

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Not applicable

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Peter Karagiannis et al.
Physiological reviews, 99(1), 79-114 (2018-10-18)
The discovery of somatic cell nuclear transfer proved that somatic cells can carry the same genetic code as the zygote, and that activating parts of this code are sufficient to reprogram the cell to an early developmental state. The discovery
Yao Ou et al.
Oncology reports, 39(3), 993-1002 (2018-01-13)
Esophageal cancer (EC) is the eighth most common highly aggressive cancer worldwide. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the DNA methyltransferase inhibitor RG108 on the radiosensitivity of EC cells. MTT and clonogenic assays were performed
Paulina Tokarz et al.
European journal of pharmacology, 776, 167-175 (2016-02-24)
Epigenetic modifications influence DNA damage response (DDR). In this study we explored the role of DNA methylation and histone acetylation in DDR in cells challenged with acute or chronic oxidative stress. We used retinal pigment epithelial cells (ARPE-19), which natively
German Todorov et al.
Scientific reports, 9(1), 8741-8741 (2019-06-21)
Mental health disorders are manifested in families, yet cannot be fully explained by classical Mendelian genetics. Changes in gene expression via epigenetics present a plausible mechanism. Anxiety often leads to avoidant behaviors which upon repetition may become habitual, maladaptive and
Stephanie Bridgeman et al.
Cancers, 11(4) (2019-04-13)
The potential anticancer effects of statins-a widely used class of cholesterol lowering drugs-has generated significant interest, as has the use of epigenetic modifying drugs such as HDAC and DNMT inhibitors. We set out to investigate the effect of statin drugs
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