| Description | BIBB 515 is a selective and potent inhibitor of OSC in vivo with an ED50 value of 0.2-0.5 and 0.36-33.3 mg/kg in rats and mice, respectively. 2, 3-Oxidosqualene cyclase (OSC) is an important enzyme in the biosynthesis of animal, plant, and fungal sterols. OSC catalyzes the conversion of (3S)-2, 3-oxidosqualene to lanosterol, a precursor to cholesterol, in mammals and fungi. Total cholesterol was reduced by 19% in normolipemic hamsters at a dose of 55 mg/kg/day for 11 days and 25% in hyperlipemic hamsters at a dose of 148 mg/kg/day for 25 days. |
| Target activity | OSC:3-oxidosqualene cyclase |
| molecular weight | 380.87 |
| Molecular formula | C22H21ClN2O2 |
| CAS | 156635-05-1 |
| Storage | store at low temperature | Powder: -20°C for 3 years | In solvent: -80°C for 1 year | Shipping with blue ice. |
| Solubility | Ethanol: 0.15 mg/mL DMSO: 2 mg/mL |
| References | 1. Eisele, B., Budzinski, R., Müller, P., et al. Effects of a novel 2,3-oxidosqualene cyclase inhibitor on cholesterol biosynthesis and lipid metabolism in vivo. Journal of Lipid Research 38, 564-574 (1997). |