Formulation: A crystalline solid
Formal Name: 9α,11α,15S-trihydroxy-prosta-5Z,13E-dien-1-oic acid
Purity: ≥98%
Formula Markup: C20H34O5
Formula Weight: 354,5
Shelf life (days): 730
CAS Number: 551-11-1
Notes: Prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) is a widely distributed PG occurring in many species.{421,187,796} It causes contraction of vascular, bronchial, intestinal, and myometrial smooth muscle, and also exhibits potent luteolytic activity.{187} PGF2α exerts its receptor mediated physiological activity at 50-100 nM.{187} Maximal ovine myometrial contraction can be achieved at 125 nM PGF2α in vitro.{1651}