| Bioactivity | Dibenzoylmethane, a minor ingredient in licorice, activates Nrf2 and prevents various cancers and oxidative damage. Dibenzoylmethane, an analog of curcumin, results in dissociation from Keap1 and nuclear translocation of Nrf2[1]. | ||||||||||||
| Invitro | Dibenzoylmethane (10, 20, 30, 40, 50 μM; 6 hours) treatment concentration-dependently increases the mRNA level of HO-1 but has no effect on the mRNA level of Nrf2 in HepG2 cells. Dibenzoylmethane induces HO-1 and Nrf2 protein expression, and the induction diminishes after 12 h[1]. Dibenzoylmethane (10, 20, 30, 40, 50 μM; 2 hours) concentration-dependently increases the phosphorylated protein levels of Erk1/2, p38MAPK, JNK, AMPK, and Akt in HepG2 cells.Dibenzoylmethane does not show significant cytotoxicity[1]. | ||||||||||||
| Name | Dibenzoylmethane | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 120-46-7 | ||||||||||||
| Formula | C15H12O2 | ||||||||||||
| Molar Mass | 224.26 | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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