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ALX-340-062 Revised 18-Feb-08
Methyl Phytoprostane B1 (Type I) (racemic)
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SYNONYMS Methyl-8-(2-((E)-3-hydroxypent-1-enyl)-5-oxocyclopent-1-enyl)octanoate (racemic)
PRODUCT LINE Inflammation
PRODUCT CATEGORY Eicosanoids Other Products
Ordering Information
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ALX-340-062-M005   5 mg 390.00 USD Add To Cart
Product Specification
FORMULA: C19H30O4
MW: 322.5
SOURCE/HOST: Synthetic.
PURITY: ≥95% (13C-NMR)
APPEARANCE: Colourless liquid.
SOLUBILITY: Soluble in 100% ethanol, methanol, ether, ethyl acetate or halogenic solvents.
SHIPPING: AMBIENT
LONG TERM STORAGE: +4°C
HANDLING: Protect from light and moisture.
HAZARD: IRRITANT.
IDENTITY: Determined by 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR and MS.

Product Description
Prostaglandin/jasmonate-like product of nonenzymatic lipid peroxidation. Occurs ubiquitously in healty plants and increases in response to oxidative stress. Could potentially be used as a marker of oxidative degradation of plant derived food. Powerful inducer of glutathione-S-transferase, jasmonic acid and other stress related responses. The role of phytoprostanes in human nutrition is not clarified yet, but they are associated with inhibition of dendritic cell interleukin-12 production and augmentation of TH2 cell polarization.
Product Specific Literature References
The isoprostanoid pathway in plants: I. Thoma, et al.; Chem. Phys. Lipids 128, 135 (2004) Abstract
B1-phytoprostanes trigger plant defense and detoxification responses: C. Loeffler, et al.; Plant Physiol. 137, 328 (2005) Abstract
A flexible synthesis of the phytoprostanes B1 type I and II: S. El Fangour, et al.; J. Org. Chem. 70, 989 (2005) Abstract
Pollen-associated phytoprostanes inhibit dendritic cell interleukin-12 production and augment T helper type 2 cell polarization: C. Traidl-Hoffmann, et al.; J. Exp. Med. 201, 627 (2005) Abstract; Full Text