Product Description: Tyrphostin 8 is a tyrosine kinase, with an IC50 of 560 μM for EGFR kinase. Tyrphostin 8 is also a GTPase inhibitor. Tyrphostin 8 can inhibit the protein serine/threonine phosphatase calcineurin (IC50=21 μM)[1][2][3].
Applications: Metabolism-sugar/lipid metabolism
Formula: C10H6N2O
References: [1]Soltoff SP. Evidence that tyrphostins AG10 and AG18 are mitochondrial uncouplers that alter phosphorylation-dependent cell signaling. J Biol Chem. 2004 Mar 19;279(12):10910-8./[2]Xia CQ, et, al. Tyrphostin-8 enhances transferrin receptor-mediated transcytosis in Caco-2- cells and inreases hypoglycemic effect of orally administered insulin-transferrin conjugate in diabetic rats. Pharm Res. 2001 Feb;18(2):191-5./[3]Martin BL. Inhibition of calcineurin by the tyrphostin class of tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Biochem Pharmacol. 1998 Aug 15;56(4):483-8.