Product Description: Pectic acid (Methyl protopectin), a polygalacturonic acid, induces cell apoptosis and necrosis in pituitary tumor cells. Pectic acid can be used in the research of cancers and autoimmune disease[2][3].
Applications: COVID-19-immunoregulation
Formula: N/A
References: [1]Delaram Eslimi, et al. Pectic acid effects on prolactin secretion in GH3/B6 rat pituitary cell line. Iran Biomed J. 2008 Jul;12(3):167-72. /[2]Farnoosh Attari, et al. Apoptotic and necrotic effects of pectic acid on rat pituitary GH3/B6 tumor cells. Iran Biomed J. 2009 Oct;13(4):229-36. /[3]Jie Song, et al. Effects of oral administration and intravenous injection of polygalacturonic acid on the immunomodulation and gut microbiota in UC mice. Int J Biol Macromol. 2022 Sep 30;217:150-160.
CAS Number: 9046-40-6
Molecular Weight: N/A
Research Area: Cancer; Inflammation/Immunology
Solubility: 10 mM in DMSO
Target: Apoptosis;Endogenous Metabolite;Necroptosis