Details
Product Name: Streptozotocin/STZ
CAS: 18883-66-4
MF: C8H15N3O7
MW: 265.22
EINECS: 242-646-8
Appearance: White or light yellow powder
Specification
| item | value |
| Melting point | 121 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| Boiling point | 408.44°C (rough estimate) |
| Density | 1.4410 (rough estimate) |
| Packing | 25kg/drum |
Application
It is a compound containing N-nitroso ,it acts as a nitric oxide donor in pancreatic islets ; it can induce the death of diabetic animal model style of insulin-secreting cells . Efficient DNA methylation agent, can induce chromosome breakage.it has cell toxicity On the neuroendocrine tumor cell lines with the expression of GLUT2 glucose transporter (GLUT2 glucose transporter) . Streptozocin is used for inducing Type 1 diabetes in Medical researches .
Storage
-20°C
