STZ/Streptozotocin

CAS No.: 18883-66-4

C8H15N3O7= 265.22

Grade: USP level

Content: ≥ 98.5%

Melting point: 121 ℃

Loss on drying: ≤ 3.0%

Physicochemical properties: white or off white or light yellow crystalline powder, soluble in water, ethanol and acetone

Purpose: biochemical research. A compound containing N-nitroso, which acts as a donor of nitric oxide in pancreatic islets and induces the death of insulin secreting cells that produce animal models of diabetes. Efficient DNA methylation reagent can induce chromosome breakage. It is cytotoxic to neuroendocrine tumor cell lines expressing GLUT2 glucose transporter.

Storage: -20 ℃