Product Description: 5-Methoxycanthin-6-one is an orally active inhibitor of Leishmania strains. 5-Methoxycanthin-6-one shows cytotoxicity with an IC50 of 5.44 μg/mL against Ailanthus altissima cells[1][2].
Applications: COVID-19-immunoregulation
Formula: C15H10N2O2
References: [1]Ferreira ME, et al. Leishmanicidal activity of two canthin-6-one alkaloids, two major constituents of Zanthoxylum chiloperone var. angustifolium. J Ethnopharmacol. 2002 May;80(2-3):199-202./[2]Anderson LA, et al. Production of cytotoxic canthin-6-one alkaloids by Ailanthus altissima plant cell cultures. J Nat Prod. 1983 May-Jun;46(3):374-8.