| Bioactivity |
Parbendazole is a potent inhibitor of microtubule assembly, destabilizes tubulin, with an EC50 of 530 nM, and exhibits a broad-spectrum anthelmintic activity. |
| Target |
EC50: 530 nM (tubulin) |
| Invitro |
Parbendazole is a tubulin destabilizer, with an EC50 of 530 nM, and can induce DNA damage[1]. Parbendazole (2-10 μM) inhibits the assembly of microtubules dose-dependently, with an IC50 of 3 μM. Parbendazole (2-20 μM)-treated cells show an complete absence of microtubules in Vero cells[2]. Parbendazole (up to 10 μM) inhibits the growth of CLd-AXE myxamoebae. Parbendazole (2-5 μM) potently inhibits tubulin purified from the wild-type myxamoebae[3]. |
| Name |
Parbendazole |
| CAS |
14255-87-9 |
| Formula |
C13H17N3O2 |
| Molar Mass |
247.29 |
| Appearance |
Solid |
| Transport |
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
| Storage |
| Powder |
-20°C |
3 years |
|
4°C |
2 years |
| In solvent |
-80°C |
6 months |
|
-20°C |
1 month |
|
| Reference |
[1]. Lo YC, et al. Computational Cell Cycle Profiling of Cancer Cells for Prioritizing FDA-Approved Drugs with Repurposing Potential. Sci Rep. 2017 Sep 12;7(1):11261. [2]. Havercroft JC, et al. Binding of parbendazole to tubulin and its influence on microtubules in tissue-culture cells as revealed by immunofluorescence microscopy. J Cell Sci. 1981 Jun;49:195-204. [3]. Foster KE, et al. A mutant beta-tubulin confers resistance to the action of benzimidazole-carbamate microtubule inhibitors both in vivo and in vitro. Eur J Biochem. 1987 Mar 16;163(3):449-55. |
