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Forskolin, 50 mg  

Forskolin, 50 mg

Forskolin, from Coleus forskohlii

Synonyms: colforsin
cell permeable stimulator of adenylate cyclase activity

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PKE-FORS-050

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Background: Forskolin, is a cell permeable diterpenoid isolated from Coleus forskohlii.  Forskolin has a unique ability to stimulate adenylate cyclase activity and increase intracellular cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) thus activating cAMP-dependent protein kinase and other cAMP receptor proteins.

Chemical formula: C22H34O7
Molecular weight: 410.5 g/mol
Purity: >99% (HPLC)
Appearance: solid
Solubility: Soluble in anhydrous DMSO, acid ethyl ester or 100% ethanol
CAS number: 66575-29-9

Product specific literature references:

Seamon KB, Daly JW (1981) "Forskolin: a unique diterpene activator of cyclic AMP-generating systems" J. Cyclic Nucleotide Res. 7(4):201-24.

Fradkin JE, Cook GH, Kilhoffer MC, Wolff J (1982) "Forskolin stimulation of thyroid adenylate cyclase and cyclic 3\',5\'-adenosine monophosphate accumulation" Endocrinology 111(3):849-56

Barber R, Goka TJ (1985) "Adenylate cyclase activity as a function of forskolin concentration" J. Cyclic Nucleotide Protein Phosphor. Res. 10(1):23-9

Laurenza A, Sutkowski EM, Seamon KB (1989) "Forskolin: a specific stimulator of adenylyl cyclase or a diterpene with multiple sites of action?" Trends Pharmacol. Sci. 10(11):442-7.

Product Citations:

Pavlikova N, Kortner TM, Arukwe A. (2010) "Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors, estrogenic responses and biotransformation system in the liver of salmon exposed to tributyltin and second messenger activator." Aquat Toxicol. 99(2):176-85.

Röck R, Mayrhofer JE, Bachmann V, Stefan E. (2015) "Impact of kinase activating and inactivating patient mutations on binary PKA interactions."Front Pharmacol. 18;6:170.

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