Territorial Availability: Available through Bertin Technologies only in France
- Synonyms
- 3,4-dihydroxy-benzoic acid
- Correlated keywords
- phenolic acids antioxidants polyphenols anti-inflammatory antihyperglycemic neuroprotectives anticancers PCA dihydroxybenzoic medicinal plants metabolites green tea free radicals DPPH antiinflammatory anti inflammatory anti-hyperglycemic hyperglycemic anti-cancer cancers in vitro carcinogenesis pro-apoptotic anti-proliferative apoptotic proliferative tissues tumors cells mouse mice melanomas B16/F10 B16 F10 Ras Akt NF-?B NF?B NF.kappa.B kappa ? RhoB MMP NSC -16631 NSC16631
- Product Overview:
Protocatechuic acid (PCA) is a dihydroxybenzoic acid phenolic compound found in many edible and medicinal plants. It is a major metabolite of antioxidant polyphenols found in green tea and demonstrates free radical scavenging capability in a 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity assay (IC50 = 16.3 ?M).{23837,23838} It is thought to possess anti-inflammatory, antihyperglycemic, neuroprotective, and anticancer activities. Dietary administration of PCA dose dependently inhibits in vitro chemical carcinogenesis and exerts pro-apoptotic and anti-proliferative effects in different tissues.{23839} In studies of tumor cell migration and invasion using mouse melanoma B16/F10 cells, PCA at 0.1-2 mM down-regulated the Ras/Akt/NF-?B pathway by targeting RhoB activation, leading to a reduction of MMP-mediated activity.{23836}
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Our scientists are experts in the synthesis, purification, and characterization of biochemicals ranging from small drug-like heterocycles to complex biolipids, fatty acids, and many others. We are also highly skilled in all aspects of assay and antibody development, protein expression, crystallization, and structure determination.
Over the past thirty years, Cayman developed a deep knowledge base in lipid biochemistry, including research involving the arachidonic acid cascade, inositol phosphates, and cannabinoids. This knowledge enabled the production of reagents of exceptional quality for cancer, oxidative injury, epigenetics, neuroscience, inflammation, metabolism, and many additional lines of research.
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