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High purity Product -- Asarone
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Asarone is a component of certain essential oils used in traditional Chinese herbal medicine.
α-Asarone is a component of certain essential oils used in traditional Chinese herbal medicine. Although carcinogenic, α-asarone has been shown to be neuroprotective and radioprotective in mice when given at 50 mg/kg.1,2,3 It also lowers serum cholesterol in rats, specifically reducing LDL-cholesterol levels and cholesterol saturation index, by directly inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase (IC50 = 3 mM).4,5 α-Asarone also directly interacts with and inhibits certain isoforms of cytochrome P450 (IC50 = 55.2 and 65.2 μg/ml for CYP2D6 and CYP3A4, respectively).6 | trans-Asarone |
| 1,2,4-trimethoxy-5-(1E)-1-propen-1-yl-benzene |
| 2883-98-9 |
| C12H16O3 |
| 208.3 |
| A crystalline solid |
| ≥98% |
| 212, 258, 313 nm |
| 2 years |
| -20°C |
| Wet ice in continental US; may vary elsewhere |
| COC1=CC(/C=C/C)=C(OC)C=C1OC |
High purity Product -- Asarone