Bioactivity | Polycytidylic acid potassium is an immunostimulant and synthetic double-stranded RNA. Polycytidylic acid potassium can be used experimentally to model viral infections in vivo. Polycytidylic acid potassium is a common tool in immune system research[1]. |
Name | Polycytidylic acid potassium |
CAS | 26936-40-3 |
Formula | (C9H14N3O8P)x.xK |
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]. Marie-Eve Fortier, et al. The viral mimic, polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid, induces fever in rats via an interleukin-1-dependent mechanism. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2004 Oct;287(4):R759-66. |