Kethoxal

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Hodoodo CAT#: H558352

CAS#: 27762-78-3

Description: Kethoxal is an antiviral that modifies guanine containing oligoribonucleotides by reacting selectively with guanine in polynucleotides.


Chemical Structure

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Kethoxal
CAS# 27762-78-3

Theoretical Analysis

Hodoodo Cat#: H558352
Name: Kethoxal
CAS#: 27762-78-3
Chemical Formula: C6H12O4
Exact Mass: 148.07
Molecular Weight: 148.160
Elemental Analysis: C, 48.64; H, 8.16; O, 43.19

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Synonym: Kethoxal; Chetossale; Ketoxal; Ketoxalum;

IUPAC/Chemical Name: 2-Butanone, 3-ethoxy-1,1-dihydroxy-

InChi Key: YRCRRHNVYVFNTM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChi Code: InChI=1S/C6H12O4/c1-3-10-4(2)5(7)6(8)9/h4,6,8-9H,3H2,1-2H3

SMILES Code: CC(OCC)C(C(O)O)=O

Appearance: Solid powder

Purity: >98% (or refer to the Certificate of Analysis)

Shipping Condition: Shipped under ambient temperature as non-hazardous chemical. This product is stable enough for a few weeks during ordinary shipping and time spent in Customs.

Storage Condition: Dry, dark and at 0 - 4 C for short term (days to weeks) or -20 C for long term (months to years).

Solubility: Soluble in DMSO

Shelf Life: >3 years if stored properly

Drug Formulation: This drug may be formulated in DMSO

Stock Solution Storage: 0 - 4 C for short term (days to weeks), or -20 C for long term (months).

HS Tariff Code: 2934.99.03.00

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Preparing Stock Solutions

The following data is based on the product molecular weight 148.16 Batch specific molecular weights may vary from batch to batch due to the degree of hydration, which will affect the solvent volumes required to prepare stock solutions.

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Concentration / Solvent Volume / Mass 1 mg 5 mg 10 mg
1 mM 1.15 mL 5.76 mL 11.51 mL
5 mM 0.23 mL 1.15 mL 2.3 mL
10 mM 0.12 mL 0.58 mL 1.15 mL
50 mM 0.02 mL 0.12 mL 0.23 mL
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9: The synthesis and antitumor activity of kethoxal bis-thiosemicarbazone and its related compounds. Chinas Med. 1967 Dec;12:879-89. PubMed PMID: 4969805.

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11: Noller HF, Garrett RA. Structure of 5 S ribosomal RNA from Escherichia coli: identification of kethoxal-reactive sites in the A and B conformations. J Mol Biol. 1979 Aug 25;132(4):621-36. PubMed PMID: 393828.

12: Sabina LR, Morrow DG, Szabo RA. Diminished virucidal activity of kethoxal against vesicular stomatitis virus pretreated with guanidinating reagent and proteases. Acta Virol. 1976 Apr;20(2):119-25. PubMed PMID: 5866.

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16: Hogan JJ, Gutell RR, Noller HF. Probing the conformation of 18S rRNA in yeast 40S ribosomal subunits with kethoxal. Biochemistry. 1984 Jul 3;23(14):3322-30. PubMed PMID: 6205688.

17: Delihas N, Dunn JJ, Erdmann VA. The reaction of 5S RNA in 70S ribosomes with kethoxal. FEBS Lett. 1975 Oct 15;58(1):76-80. PubMed PMID: 773691.

18: Shapiro R, Cohen BI, Shiuey SJ, Maurer H. On the reaction of guanine with glyoxal, pyruvaldehyde, and kethoxal, and the structure of the acylguanines. A new synthesis of N2-alkylguanines. Biochemistry. 1969 Jan;8(1):238-45. PubMed PMID: 5777326.

19: Regelson W, Holland JF, Talley RW. Clinical pharmacologic study of kethoxal bis(thiosemicarbazone) [NSC-82116] in advanced cancer. Cancer Chemother Rep. 1967 Jun;51(3):171-7. PubMed PMID: 6043737.

20: Nishikawa K, Takemura S. Structure and function of 5S ribosomal ribonucleic acid from Torulopsis utilis. IV. Detection of exposed guanine residues by chemical modification with kethoxal. J Biochem. 1978 Aug;84(2):259-66. PubMed PMID: 568134.