Bioactivity | Selenocystine is a broad-spectrum anti-cancer agent. Selenocystine induces DNA damage in HepG2 cells, particularly in the form of DNA double strand breaks (DSBs). Selenocystine exhibits great promise as a therapeutic or adjuvant agent targeting DNA repair for cancer treatment[1]. |
Target | IC50: Anti-cancer |
Name | Selenocystine |
CAS | 2897-21-4 |
Formula | C6H12N2O4Se2 |
Molar Mass | 334.09 |
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]. Eva Ari Wahyuni, et al. Selenocystine induces oxidative-mediated DNA damage via impairing homologous recombination repair of DNA double-strand breaks in human hepatoma cells. Chem Biol Interact. 2022 Sep 25:365:110046. |