Product Description: Diallyl tetrasulfide is an orally active diallyl polysulfide that can be isolated from garlic. Diallyl tetrasulfide has high activities to inhibit lipid peroxidation. Diallyl tetrasulfide possesses cytoprotective and antioxidant activities against cadmium-induced cytotoxicity[1][2].
Applications: Neuroscience-Neuromodulation
Formula: C6H10S4
References: [1]Horie T, et al. Identified diallyl polysulfides from an aged garlic extract which protects the membranes from lipid peroxidation. Planta Med. 1992 Oct;58(5):468-9./[2]Pari L, et al. Diallyl tetrasulfide improves cadmium induced alterations of acetylcholinesterase, ATPases and oxidative stress in brain of rats. Toxicology. 2007 May 5;234(1-2):44-50.