| Bioactivity | Paradol is a pungent phenolic substance found in ginger and other Zingiberaceae plants. Paradol is an effective inhibitor of tumor promotion in mouse skin carcinogenesis, binds to cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 active site. | ||||||||||||
| Invitro | Paradol ([6]-paradol) induces apoptosis in an oral squamous carcinoma cell line, KB, in a dose-dependent manner. Paradol induces apoptosis through a caspase-3-dependent mechanism[2]. | ||||||||||||
| Name | Paradol | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 27113-22-0 | ||||||||||||
| Formula | C17H26O3 | ||||||||||||
| Molar Mass | 278.39 | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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