Cytochalasin B

Name: Cytochalasin B
Brand: Tocris Bioscience
SKU: 5474

Tocris Bioscience, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # 5474

Citations (17)

COA / SDS

Inhibitor of actin polymerization

Key Product Details

Description:	Inhibitor of actin polymerization
Chemical Name:	(3E,5R,9R,11E,12aS,13S,15S,15aS,16S,18aS)-6,7,8,9,10,12a,13,14,15,15a,16,17-Dodecahydro-5,13-dihydroxy-9,15-dimethyl-14-methylene-16-(phenylmethyl)-2H-oxacyclotetradecino[2,3-d]isoindole-2,18(5H)-dione
Purity:	≥98% (HPLC)
Molecular Weight:	479.61

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Technical Data
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Biological Activity for Cytochalasin B

Cytochalasin B is an inhibitor of actin polymerization. Inhibits cell division, migration and glucose transport. Causes G₂/M cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in HCT-116 colorectal carcinoma cells. Cell permeable.

Technical Data for Cytochalasin B

M. Wt	479.61
Formula	C₂₉H₃₇NO₅
Storage	Store at -20°C
Purity	≥98% (HPLC)
CAS Number	14930-96-2
PubChem ID	5311281
InChi Key	GBOGMAARMMDZGR-TYHYBEHESA-N
Smiles	C=C([C@H]1C)[C@@H](O)[C@]([C@@]2(O3)[C@]1([H])[C@H](CC4=CC=CC=C4)NC2=O)([H])/C=C/C[C@H](C)CCC[C@@H](O)/C=C/C3=O

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

Solubility for Cytochalasin B

	Solvent	Max Conc. mg/mL	Max Conc. mM
Solubility
Solubility	DMSO	4.8	10 with gentle warming

Preparing Stock Solutions for Cytochalasin B

The following data is based on the product molecular weight 479.61.

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
0.1 mM	20.85 mL	104.25 mL	208.50 mL
0.5 mM	4.17 mL	20.85 mL	41.70 mL
1 mM	2.09 mL	10.43 mL	20.85 mL
5 mM	0.42 mL	2.09 mL	4.17 mL

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References for Cytochalasin B

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

Whitesell Compartmentalization of transport and phosphorylation of glucose in a hepatoma cell line. Biochem.J. 2005 PMID: 15473866
Buldak Changes in subcellular localization of visfatin in human colorectal HCT-116 carcinoma cell line after cytochalasin B treatment. Eur.J.Histochem. 2014 PMID: 25308845
Theodoropoulos Cytochalasin B may shorten actin filaments by a mechanism independent of barbed end capping. Biochem.Pharmacol. 1994 PMID: 8204105