Description: Streptozocin (NSC-85998) is an antibiotic that induces DNA methylation. Streptozocin is toxic to insulin-producing pancreatic islet B-cells and is commonly used in the construction of animal models of type 1 diabetes. The product is unstable in solution and is recommended to be dispensed now.
CAS Number: 18883-66-4
Formula: C8H15N3O7
Molecular Weight: 265,22
References: Nahdi AMTA, et al. Elucidation of Molecular Mechanisms of Streptozotocin-Induced Oxidative Stress, Apoptosis, and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Rin-5F Pancreatic β-Cells. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2017;2017:7054272.