Product Type: Antioxidant
CAS No.: 58186-27-9
MolecularFormula: C19H30O5
Molecular Weight: 338,44
Source: Synthetic
Purity: >98% (TLC and HPLC); NMR (Conforms)
Solubility: Soluble to 100 mM in DMSO, 100 mM in ethanol
Appearance: Orange Solid
PubChem CID: 3686
Scientific Background: Idebenone has been tested for numerous pharmaceutical indications including Alzheimer's (1), Friedreich's ataxia (2), and Duchenne muscular dystrophy. It also has similar antioxidant properties to CoQ10, and has therefore been used in anti-aging applications as well (3).
References: 1. Gutzmann H., Kuhl K.P., Hadler D and Rapp M.A. (2002) Pharmacopsychiatry. 35(1): 12-18.2. Di Prospero N.A., Baker A., Jeffries N, Fischbeck K.H. (2007) Lancet Neuro. 6(10): 878-886.3. McDaniel D., Neudecker B., Dinardo J, Lewis J., Maibach H. (2005) Cosmet Dermatol. 4(3): 167-173.
Field of Use: Not for use in humans. Not for use in diagnostics or therapeutics. For in vitro research use only.