Bioactivity | Piroxantrone (Oxantrazole) is a potent DNA topoisomerase II-targeting anthrapyrazole antitumor agent. Piroxantrone displays cardiotoxicity[1][2]. |
CAS | 91441-23-5 |
Formula | C21H25N5O4 |
Molar Mass | 411.45 |
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
Reference | [1]. Hasinoff BB, et al. The displacement of iron(III) from its complexes with the anticancer drugs piroxantrone and losoxantrone by the hydrolyzed form of the cardioprotective agent dexrazoxane. J Inorg Biochem. 1999 Nov-Dec;77(3-4):257-9. [2]. Frank SK, et al. Preclinical pharmacology of the anthrapyrazole analog oxantrazole (NSC-349174, piroxantrone). Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 1989;23(4):213-8. |