ALEXIS Biochemicals: Staurosporine

Ordering Information

Product Numbers:	Format:	Size:	Unit Price:	Quantity:	Add To Cart
ALX-380-014-C100		100 µg	47.00 USD
ALX-380-014-C250		250 µg	112.00 USD
ALX-380-014-M001		1 mg	270.00 USD
ALX-380-014-M005		5 mg	790.00 USD

Product Specification

FORMULA:	C₂₈H₂₆N₄O₃
MW:	466.5
CAS NUMBER:	62996-74-1
MERCK INDEX:	14: 8802
RTECS:	KC655000
SOURCE/HOST:	Isolated from Streptomyces staurosporeus.
PURITY:	≥98%
APPEARANCE:	Off-white to green powder.
SOLUBILITY:	Soluble in ethyl acetate, DMSO or dimethyl formamide; only slightly soluble in chloroform and methanol. Insoluble in water.
SHIPPING:	AMBIENT
LONG TERM STORAGE:	+4°C
USE/STABILITY:	Stable for at least 2 years after receipt when stored +4°C.
HANDLING:	Protect from light and moisture.
HAZARD:	HARMFUL. MAY BE CARCINOGENIC.

Product Description

Model apoptosis inducer. Potent cell-permeable inhibitor of a variety of protein kinases, e.g. protein kinase C (PKC), CDK1/cyclin B (IC₅₀~5nM), CDK2/cyclin A (IC₅₀=7nM), CDK4/cyclin D (IC₅₀=3-10µM), CDK5/p25 (IC₅₀=4nM) and GSK-3β (IC₅₀=15nM).

Product Specific Literature References

A new alkaloid AM-2282 of Streptomyces origin. Taxonomy, fermentation, isolation and preliminary characterization: S. Omura, et al.; J. Antibiot. (Tokyo) 30, 275 (1977) Abstract
A. Furusaki, et al.; J. C. S. Chem. Commun. 800 (1978)
Staurosporine, a potent inhibitor of phospholipid/Ca++dependent protein kinase: T. Tamaoki, et al.; BBRC 135, 397 (1986) Abstract
Staurosporine, a potent platelet aggregation inhibitor from a Streptomyces species: S. Oka, et al.; Agric. Biol. Chem. 50, 2723 (1986)
Staurosporine inhibits tyrosine-specific protein kinase activity of Rous sarcoma virus transforming protein p60: N. Nakano, et al.; J. Antibiot. (Tokyo) 40, 706 (1987) Abstract
Contrasting actions of staurosporine, a protein kinase C inhibitor, on human neutrophils and primary mouse epidermal cells: T. Sako, et al.; Cancer Res. 48, 4646 (1988) Abstract
Staurosporine, a protein kinase C inhibitor interferes with proliferation of arterial smooth muscle cells: H. Matsumoto & Y. Sasaki; Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 158, 105 (1989) Abstract
Staurosporine, K-252 and UCN-01: potent but nonspecific inhibitors of protein kinases: U.T. Ruegg & G.M. Burgess; TIPS 10, 218 (1989), (Review) Abstract
Staurosporine: an effective inhibitor for Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II: N. Yanagihara, et al.; J. Neurochem. 56, 294 (1991) Abstract
Is staurosporine a specific inhibitor of protein kinase C in intact porcine coronary arteries?: M. Kageyama, et al.; J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 259, 1019 (1991) Abstract
Induction of a common pathway of apoptosis by staurosporine: R. Bertrand, et al.; Exp. Cell Res. 211, 314 (1994) Abstract
First total synthesis of Staurosporine and ent-Staurosporine: J.T. Link et al.; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 117, 552 (1995)
Staurosporine induces programmed cell death in embryonic neurons and activation of the ceramide pathway: D.A. Wiesner & G. Dawson; J. Neurochem 66, 1418 (1996) Abstract
Staurosporine and ent-staurosporine: the first total synthesis, prospects for a regioselective approach, and activity profile: J.T. Link et al.; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 118, 2825 (1996)
K252a and staurosporine microbial alkaloid toxins as prototype of neurotropic drugs: P. Lazarovici, et al.; Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 391, 367 (1996), Review Abstract
Characterization of the cell death process induced by staurosporine in human neuroblastoma cell lines: J. Boix, et al.; Neuropharmacology 36, 811 (1997) Abstract
Caspase-3-dependent cleavage of Bcl-2 promotes release of cytochrome c: D.G. Kirsch, et al.; J. Biol. Chem. 274, 21155 (1999) Abstract; Full Text
Molecular mechanism of staurosporine-induced apoptosis in osteoblasts: H.J. Chae, et al.; Pharmacol. Res. 42, 373 (2000) Abstract
Glycogen synthase kinase-3beta facilitates staurosporine- and heat shock-induced apoptosis. Protection by lithium: G.N. Bijur, et al.; J. Biol. Chem. 275, 7583 (2000) Abstract; Full Text
Dissociation of staurosporine-induced apoptosis from G2-M arrest in SW620 human colonic carcinoma cells: initiation of the apoptotic cascade is associated with elevation of the mitochondrial membrane potential (deltapsim): B.G. Heerdt, et al.; Cancer Res. 60, 6704 (2000) Abstract
Changes in mitochondrial membrane potential during staurosporine- induced apoptosis in Jurkat cells: J.L. Scarlett, et al.; FEBS Lett. 475, 267 (2000) Abstract
Equivalent death of P-glycoprotein expressing and nonexpressing cells induced by the protein kinase C inhibitor staurosporine: K.M. Tainton, et al.; BBRC 276, 231 (2000) Abstract
Caspase-8 activation and bid cleavage contribute to MCF7 cellular execution in a caspase-3-dependent manner during staurosporine-mediated apoptosis: D. Tang, et al.; J. Biol. Chem. 275, 9303 (2000) Abstract; Full Text
Insulin-stimulated protein kinase B phosphorylation on Ser-473 is independent of its activity and occurs through a staurosporine-insensitive kinase: M.M. Hill, et al.; J. Biol. Chem. 276, 25643 (2001) Abstract; Full Text
Single-cell fluorescence resonance energy transfer analysis demonstrates that caspase activation during apoptosis is a rapid process. Role of caspase-3: M. Rehm, et al.; J. Biol. Chem. 277, 24506 (2002) Abstract; Full Text