| Description | Katacine inhibits of oxygen consumption and suppresses the speed of electrons transfer from oxidation substrates via respiratory chain of mitochondria to molecular oxygen.Katacine is a mixture of polymers of A-type proanthocyanidins at various stages of polymerisation , from Polygonum coriarium of the Polygonaceae family. Katacine is an antihypoxic. |
| molecular weight | N/A |
| Molecular formula | (C15H13O7)-[C15H12O7]n-(C15H13O7) |
| CAS | 135151-34-7 |
| Storage | Powder: -20°C for 3 years | In solvent: -80°C for 1 year |
| Solubility | Ethanol(40%): Soluble H2O: Soluble |
| Citations | 1. Morán L A, Di Y, Sowa M A, et al. Katacine is a new ligand of CLEC-2 that acts as a platelet agonist. Thrombosis and haemostasis. 2022 (AAM). |