Product Description: Dimethyl sulfone (Standard) is the analytical standard of Dimethyl sulfone. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Dimethyl sulfone (Methyl Sulfonyl Methane) is a metabolic product of endogenous methanethiol metabolism and intestinal bacterial metabolism. Dimethyl sulfone inhibits choriocapillary endothelial (CCE) cell proliferation, also has many biological effects, including antiinflammatory, antioxidant, and local anesthetic effects that could be neuroprotective[1][2][3].
Formula: C2H6O2S
References: [1]Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed) [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2006-. Dimethyl Sulfone. 2022 Mar 21. /[2]Eter N, et al. DMSO mimics inhibitory effect of thalidomide on choriocapillary endothelial cell proliferation in culture. Br J Ophthalmol. 2002 Nov;86(11):1303-5. /[3]Shimizu S, et al. Dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) treatment reduces infarction volume after permanent focal cerebral ischemia in rats. Neurosci Lett. 1997 Dec 19;239(2-3):125-7.
CAS Number: 67-71-0
Molecular Weight: 94.13
Research Area: Metabolic Disease
Target: Drug Metabolite;Endogenous Metabolite