Territorial Availability: Available through Bertin Technologies only in France
- Synonyms
- 1,3-dioxo-1H-benz[de]isoquinoline-2(3H)-butanoic acid
- Correlated keywords
- Tox-T Vibrio Acinetobacter O-395 C-6706
- Product Overview:
Virstatin is an inhibitor of the ToxT transcriptional regulator of V. cholerae, which regulates transcription of virulence factors that enable intestinal colonization.{40638} It inhibits ToxT dimerization and decreases expression of cholera toxin (CT) and toxin coregulated pilus (TCP) when used at a concentration of 50 ?M but virstatin does not inhibit growth of V. cholerae at this concentration (MBCs = 600 and 1,200 ?M for O395 and C6706 strains, respectively).{40638,40639} Virstatin administration protects infant mice (5 to 6 days old) from intestinal colonization by ToxT-dependent V. cholerae but not from strains that colonize via non-ToxT-dependent mechanisms. Virstatin (100 ?M) inhibits biofilm formation by A. baumannii by 38% under static conditions, which is at a lower concentration than that which inhibits growth (MIC = 1.6 mM).{40640} It decreases the motility of 60% of 30 mobile A. baumannii strains. Virstatin also binds to the accessory cholera enterotoxin (Ace) from V. cholerae (Ka = 9 x 104 M-1; Kd = 11 µM).{40641}
Cayman Chemical’s mission is to help make research possible by supplying scientists worldwide with the basic research tools necessary for advancing human and animal health. Our utmost commitment to healthcare researchers is to offer the highest quality products with an affordable pricing policy.
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.
Our organic and analytical chemists specialize in the rapid development of manufacturing processes and analytical methods to carry out clinical and commercial GMP-API production. Pre-clinical drug discovery efforts are currently underway in the areas of bone restoration and repair, muscular dystrophy, oncology, and inflammation. A separate group of Ph.D.-level scientists are dedicated to offering Hit-to-Lead Discovery and Profiling Services for epigenetic targets. Our knowledgeable chemists can be contracted to perform complete sample analysis for analytes measured by the majority of our assays. We also offer a wide range of analytical services using LC-MS/MS, HPLC, GC, and many other techniques.
Accreditations
ISO/IEC 17025:2005
ISO Guide 34:2009
Cayman is a leader in the field of emerging drugs of abuse, providing high-purity Schedule I-V Controlled Substances to federally-licensed laboratories and qualified academic research institutions for forensic analyses. We are certified by ACLASS Accreditation Services with dual accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 and ISO Guide 34:2009.