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C16

C16
C16
Catalog Description Size Price (USD) Qty
GBM-1329-5MGC165mg$158.00
GBM-1329-25MGC1625mg$609.00
PKR kinase inhibitor
Bioassays Specification
Bio-Activity PKR kinase inhibitor
Chemical Name 6,8-Dihydro-8-(1H-imidazol-5-ylmethylene)-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-g]benzothiazol-7-one
Function / Pharmacology Inhibits RNA-dependent protein kinase (PKR, IC50 = 210 nM)1. Inhibits ER stress-induced neuronal damage2. Reduces brain PKR activation in vivo3. Prevents apoptosis and IL-1β production in an acute excitotoxic and neuroinflammatory rat model4. Prevents β-amyloid peptide-induced inflammation in primary murine mixed co-cultures5. Cell permeable.
CAS# 608512-97-6
MW 268.30
Molecular Formula C13H8N4OS
Solubility Soluble in DMSO (up to 15 mg/ml, with warming).
Supplied powder
Storage as supplied -20°C
Ship temp Ambient
References 1) Jammi et al. (2003), Small molecule inhibitors of the RNA-dependent protein kinase; Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 308 50 2) Shimazawa et al. (2007), Involvement of double-stranded RNA-dependent protein kinase in ER stress-induced retinal neuron damage; Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci., 48 3729 3) Ingrand et al. (2007), The oxindole/imidazole derivative C16 reduces in vivo brain PKR activation; FEBS Lett. 581 4473 4) Tronel et al. (2014), The specific PKR inhibitor C16 prevents apoptosis and IL-1β production in an acute excitotoxic rat model with a neuroinflammatory component; Neurochem. Int. 64 73 5) Couturier et al. (2011) Prevention of the β-amyloid peptide-induced inflammatory process by inhibition of double-stranded RNA-dependent protein kinase in primary murine mixed co-cultures; Neuroinflammation, 8 72
Protein Specification
Purity >98%

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