Hypericin

Catalog No.S3273 Batch:S327302

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Technical Data

Formula

C30H16O8

Molecular Weight 504.44 CAS No. 548-04-9
Solubility (25°C)* In vitro DMSO 100 mg/mL (198.23 mM)
Water Insoluble
Ethanol Insoluble
* <1 mg/ml means slightly soluble or insoluble.
* Please note that Selleck tests the solubility of all compounds in-house, and the actual solubility may differ slightly from published values. This is normal and is due to slight batch-to-batch variations.
* Room temperature shipping (Stability testing shows this product can be shipped without any cooling measures.)

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Biological Activity

Description Hypericin (Hyp, HY) is a naturally occurring substance found in the common St. John's Wort (Hypericum species) with antidepressive, antineoplastic and antiviral (human immunodeficiency and hepatitis C virus) activities. Hypericin has inhibitory effects on MAO (monoaminoxidase), PKC (protein kinase C), dopamine-beta-hydroxylase, reverse transcriptase, telomerase and CYP (cytochrome P450).
Targets
MAO [1] PKC [1] dopamine-beta-hydroxylase [1] Reverse transcriptase [1] Telomerase [1] View More

Protocol (from reference)

Selleck's Hypericin has been cited by 1 publication

Hypericin-mediated photodynamic therapy inhibits growth of colorectal cancer cells via inducing S phase cell cycle arrest and apoptosis [ Eur J Pharmacol, 2021, 900:174071] PubMed: 33811836

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