Bioactivity | Rubropunctamine is a redMonascus pigment. Not only Rubropunctamine exerts antibiotic action against bacteria but also against some yeast and filamentous fungi strains. Rubropunctamine has potential embryotoxicity and teratogenicity[1]. |
Invitro | Rubropunctamine (0.32-32 nM; 48 h) inhibits Epstein-Barr virus early antigen (EBV-EA) activation induced by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA), with an IC50 of 433 mol ratio/32 pmol TPA[2].Rubropunctamine (1 h) exhibits moderate scavenging activity (inhibitory ratio (IR)=1.5) against NO generation by (±)-(E)-methyl-2[(E)-hydroxy-imino]-5-nitro-6-methoxy-3-hexemide (NOR 1) in normal human hepato cells[2]. |
Name | Rubropunctamine |
CAS | 514-66-9 |
Formula | C21H23NO4 |
Molar Mass | 353.41 |
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |