Colchicine

Overview
Catalog #	bs-75047c-500mg
Product Name	Colchicine
Specifications
Storage Buffer	Powder
Storage Condition	Stable for 2 years after receipt when stored at -20°C.
Target
Product Information	CAS Number: 64-86-8 Molecular formula: C22H25NO6 Molecular weight: 399.4 Purity: >97% Appearance: White to off-white powder. Solubility: Soluble in 100% ethanol (>100mg/ml), DMSO (>100mg/ml), water or DMF. InChiKey: IAKHMKGGTNLKSZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N SMILES: COC1=CC2=C(C(OC)=C1OC)C1=CC=C(OC)C(=O)C=C1C(CC2)NC(C)=O
Description	Anti-cancer compound [5]. Microtubule assembly inhibitor. Depolymerizes microtubules and limits microtubule formation (inactivates spindle fibre formation) [1, 2, 5, 6]. Inhibits mitosis during cell division at metaphase by inhibiting spindle formation [6]. Anti-inflammatory compound [7, 9]. Suppresses monosodium urate crystal-induced NLRP3/NALP3 inflammasome-driven caspase-1 activation, IL-1beta processing and release, and L-selectin expression on neutrophils at micromolar concentrations. Blocks the release of a crystal-derived chemotactic factor from neutrophil lysosomes, blocks neutrophil adhesion to, and inhibits monosodium urate crystal-induced production of superoxide anions from neutrophils at nanomolar concentrations [7]. Drug used in treatment of gout, familial Mediterranean fever, pericarditis and Behect's disease. Investigated for its anti-cancer activity [5, 8, 9]. It has a narrow therapeutic index with no clear-cut distinction between nontoxic, toxic and lethal doses, causing substantial confusion among clinicians [8]. Apoptosis inducer in a variety of normal and tumor cell lines [3, 4]. Inhibitor of autophagosome-lysosome fusion. Inhibits acetylated a-tubulin mediated dynein dependent transport of mitochondria and subsequent apposition of ASC on mitochondria to NLRP3 on the endoplasmic reticulum in vitro and in vivo.