| Bioactivity | Melatonin is a hormone made by the pineal gland that can activates melatonin receptor. Melatonin plays a role in sleep and possesses important antioxidative and anti-inflammatory properties[1][2][3]. Melatonin is a novel selective ATF-6 inhibitor and induces human hepatoma cell apoptosis through COX-2 downregulation[4]. Melatonin attenuates palmitic acid-induced (HY-N0830) mouse granulosa cells apoptosis via endoplasmic reticulum stress[5]. | ||||||||||||
| Name | Melatonin | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 73-31-4 | ||||||||||||
| Formula | C13H16N2O2 | ||||||||||||
| Molar Mass | 232.28 | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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