CITCO

Name: CITCO
Brand: Tocris Bioscience
SKU: 3683

Tocris Bioscience, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # 3683

Citations (9)

COA / SDS

Selective CAR agonist

Key Product Details

Description:	Selective CAR agonist
Chemical Name:	6-(4-Chlorophenyl)imidazo[2,1-b][1,3]thiazole-5-carbaldehyde-O-(3,4-dichlorobenzyl)oxime
Purity:	≥98% (HPLC)
Molecular Weight:	436.74

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Technical Data
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Biological Activity for CITCO

CITCO is a constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) agonist (EC₅₀ = 49 nM). Displays > 100-fold selectivity over PXR receptors and no activity at LXR, ERα, ERβ, PPAR, RAR, FXR, VDR and THR. Induces CAR nuclear translocation and expression of CYP2B6 in hepatocytes in vitro.

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Technical Data for CITCO

M. Wt	436.74
Formula	C₁₉H₁₂Cl₃N₃OS
Storage	Desiccate at -20°C
Purity	≥98% (HPLC)
CAS Number	338404-52-7
PubChem ID	9600409
InChi Key	ZQWBOKJVVYNKTL-AUEPDCJTSA-N
Smiles	ClC(C(Cl)=C4)=CC=C4CO/N=C/C1=C(C3=CC=C(Cl)C=C3)N=C2N1C=CS2

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Tocris products are intended for laboratory research use only, unless stated otherwise.

Solubility for CITCO

	Solvent	Max Conc. mg/mL	Max Conc. mM
Solubility
Solubility	DMSO	21.84	50

Preparing Stock Solutions for CITCO

The following data is based on the product molecular weight 436.74.

Batch specific molecular weights may vary from batch to batch due to the degree of hydration, which will affect the solvent volumes required to prepare stock solutions.

Concentration / Solvent Volume / Mass	1 mg	5 mg	10 mg
0.5 mM	4.58 mL	22.90 mL	45.79 mL
2.5 mM	0.92 mL	4.58 mL	9.16 mL
5 mM	0.46 mL	2.29 mL	4.58 mL
25 mM	0.09 mL	0.46 mL	0.92 mL

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References for CITCO

References are publications that support the biological activity of the product.

Clen A single amino acid controls the functional switch of human CAR1 to the xenobiotic sensitive splicing variant CAR3. J.Pharmacol.Exp.Ther. 2009 PMID: 19820207
Moreau Constitutive androstane receptor-vitamin D receptor crosstalk: consequence on CYP24 gene expression. Biochem.Biophys.Res.Comm. 2007 PMID: 17585873
Maglich Identification of a novel human constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) agonist and its use in the identification of CAR target genes. J.Biol.Chem. 2003 PMID: 12611900