Taurolidine

Catalog No.S4885 Batch:S488501

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Technical Data

Formula

C7H16N4O4S2
Molecular Weight 284.36 CAS No. 19388-87-5
Solubility (25°C)* In vitro DMSO 56 mg/mL (196.93 mM)
 
 
* <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 Taurolidine (Taurolin, Tauroline, Tauroflex) is a synthetic broad-spectrum antibiotic with antibacterial, anticoagulant and potential antiangiogenic activities.
In vitro Taurolidine inhibits the growth of a rat metastatic colorectal tumor cell line in vitro[1]. Taurolidine possesses antineoplastic activity. The antiproliferative IC50 of taurolidine is in the 10-50 μM range, approximately 100-fold lower that that required for its antibiotic effects. Exposure to taurolidine induces apoptosis in SKOV-3 and PA-1 human tumor cells but apparently not in NIH-3T3 fibroblasts[2]. Taurolidine causes significant in vitro growth inhibition and cytotoxicity of human MM cells, which appears to be due, at least in part, to apoptosis[3].
In vivo In BD IX rats that underwent laparotomy, intraperitoneal instillation of DHD/K12/TRb tumor cells, local/intraperitoneal administration of taurolidine results in a marked decrease in tumor burden compared with control animals[1]. The i.p. administration of taurolidine effectively inhibits the development and growth of ovarian tumors when therapy is initiated on the day of tumor cell injection[2]. i.p. taurolidine inhibits adherence of colon tumor cells injected into the peritoneal cavity of rats[3].

Protocol (from reference)

Cell Assay:[1]
  • Cell lines

    a rat metastatic colorectal tumor cell line (DHD/K12/TRb)

  • Concentrations

    5, 10, 15, 25 mg/ml

  • Incubation Time

    14 h

  • Method

    DHD/K12/TRb cells (1×105 cells/ml) are cultured in 24-well plates and incubated for 6 hours at 37°C in humidified 5% CO2 conditions to allow the cells to adhere. Culture medium is then removed and fresh culture medium alone (control) or culture medium with 5, 10, 15, and 25 mg/ml of Taurolidine is added. Cells are then incubated at 37°C in humidified 5% CO2 conditions for a further 14 hours followed by addition of 10 ml of BrdU labeling solution.

Animal Study:[1]
  • Animal Models

    Adult male syngenic BD IX rats, aged 8-10 weeks

  • Dosages

    100 mg/kg

  • Administration

    i.p.

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