Product Description: Triptolide is a diterpenoid triepoxide extracted from the root of Tripterygium wilfordii with immunosuppressive, anti-inflammatory, antiproliferative and antitumour effects. Triptolide is a NF-κB activation inhibitor[1][2][3][4][5][6].
Applications: Cancer-programmed cell death
Formula: C20H24O6
References: [1]Ganguly S, et al. Targeting HSF1 disrupts HSP90 chaperone function in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Oncotarget. 2015 Oct 13;6(31):31767-79./[2]Huang M, et al. Triptolide inhibits MDM2 and induces apoptosis in acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells through a p53-independent pathway. Mol Cancer Ther. 2013 Feb;12(2):184-94./[3]Xu P, et al. Triptolide Inhibited Cytotoxicity of Differentiated PC12 Cells Induced by Amyloid-Beta25-35 via the Autophagy Pathway.PLoS One. 2015 Nov 10;10(11):e0142719./[4]Kong LL, et al. Inhibition of P-glycoprotein Gene Expression and Function Enhances Triptolide-induced Hepatotoxicity in Mice.Sci Rep. 2015 Jul 2;5:11747./[5]Zhang W, et al. Triptolide Combined with Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma via NF-κB-Related Mechanism. Int J Mol Sci. 2016 Dec 19;17(12). pii: E2139./[6]Cai J, et al. Natural product triptolide induces GSDME-mediated pyroptosis in head and neck cancer through suppressing mitochondrial hexokinase-ΙΙ. J Exp Clin Cancer Res. 2021;40(1):190. Published 2021 Jun 9.
CAS Number: 38748-32-2
Molecular Weight: 360.40
Compound Purity: 99.86
Research Area: Cancer
Solubility: DMSO : 25 mg/mL (ultrasonic)/H2O : < 0.1 mg/mL (ultrasonic;warming;heat to 60°C)
Target: Apoptosis;NF-κB