Chemical Property of EQUISETIN
Chemical Property:
- Vapor Pressure:1.07E-12mmHg at 25°C
- Melting Point:117-118 °C
- Refractive Index:1.587
- Boiling Point:513.6 °C at 760 mmHg
- PKA:4.50±1.00(Predicted)
- Flash Point:264.4 °C
- PSA:77.84000
- Density:1.187 g/cm3
- LogP:2.95920
- Storage Temp.:Hygroscopic, -20°C Freezer, Under inert atmosphere
- Solubility.:Acetone (Slightly), DMSO (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)
- Purity/Quality:
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99%, *data from raw suppliers
Equisetin *data from reagent suppliers
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SDS file from LookChem
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Description
Equisetin is a fungal metabolite that has been isolated from Fusarium. It inhibits HIV-1 integrase 3’ end-processing and strand transfer activities. Equisetin inhibits the ATPase activity of rat liver mitochondria and mitoplasts stimulated by 2,4-dinitrophenol (Dnp) in a concentration-dependent manner (IC50 = ~8 nM per mg of protein for both). It also inhibits ADP-stimulated respiration and the mitochondrial transport of ATP, inorganic phosphate, and succinate. Epiequisetin is phytotoxic and inhibits the germination of various seeds and growth of young seedlings.
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Uses
The tetramic acid, equisetin, is produced by a number of species of Fusarium. Interest in equisetin emerged with reports of its inhibitory activity against HIV-1 integrase in vitro that was mechanistically distinct from previously described inhibitors. Equisetin inhibits 3' end-processing and strand transfer, as well as disintegration catalysed by either the full-length enzyme or the truncated integrase core. Equisetin is tetramic acid with antibiotic and cytotoxic activity, and a potent inhibitor of HIV-1 integrase.