Triapine HCl
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CAS#: 216240-62-9 (HCl)

Description: Triapine, also known as 3-AP and OCX-191, is a synthetic heterocyclic carboxaldehyde thiosemicarbazone with potential antineoplastic activity. Triapine inhibits the enzyme ribonucleotide reductase, resulting in the inhibition of the conversion of ribonucleoside diphosphates to deoxyribonucleotides necessary for DNA synthesis. This agent has been shown to inhibit tumor growth in vitro.


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Triapine HCl
CAS# 216240-62-9 (HCl)

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Hodoodo Cat#: H203000
Name: Triapine HCl
CAS#: 216240-62-9 (HCl)
Chemical Formula: C7H9N5S
Exact Mass: 195.06
Molecular Weight: 195.240
Elemental Analysis: C, 43.06; H, 4.65; N, 35.87; S, 16.42

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Related CAS #: 200933-27-3 (E-isomer)   143621-35-6 (free base)   236392-56-6 (deleted)   216240-62-9 (HCl)   1938041-34-9 (HCl hydrate)    

Synonym: Triapine HCl; 3AP; 3AP; 3Apct; OCX 191; OCX191; OCX191; AIDS179996; AIDS179996; NSC663249. PAN-811; PAN811; PAN 811; Triapine

IUPAC/Chemical Name: (E)-2-((3-aminopyridin-2-yl)methylene)hydrazinecarbothioamide

InChi Key: XMYKNCNAZKMVQN-NYYWCZLTSA-N

InChi Code: InChI=1S/C7H9N5S/c8-5-2-1-3-10-6(5)4-11-12-7(9)13/h1-4H,8H2,(H3,9,12,13)/b11-4+

SMILES Code: NC1=CC=CN=C1/C=N/NC(N)=S

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, not in water

Shelf Life: >2 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: 2934.99.9001

More Info:   Triapine is a substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called ribonucleotide reductase inhibitors.  Triapine  is a potent inhibitor of ribonucleotide reductase, the rate determining enzyme in the supply of deoxynucleotides (DNA building blocks) for DNA synthesis. DNA synthesis is required for cellular proliferation and DNA repair. It is therefore not surprising that it has broad spectrum antitumor activity and synergizes with antitumor drugs that target DNA. It is a very strong iron chelator and in the body it is likely that the iron chelate is the active species that quenches the active site tyrosyl radical required by ribonucleotide reductase for its enzymatic activity. The Triapine iron chelate is redox active and there have been several reports in the literature ascribing this property to some of the biological activities of Triapine.   (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3-Aminopyridine-2-carboxaldehyde_thiosemicarbazone). Triapine is a substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called ribonucleotide reductase inhibitors.  Triapine  is a potent inhibitor of ribonucleotide reductase, the rate determining enzyme in the supply of deoxynucleotides (DNA building blocks) for DNA synthesis. DNA synthesis is required for cellular proliferation and DNA repair. It is therefore not surprising that it has broad spectrum antitumor activity and synergizes with antitumor drugs that target DNA. It is a very strong iron chelator and in the body it is likely that the iron chelate is the active species that quenches the active site tyrosyl radical required by ribonucleotide reductase for its enzymatic activity. The iron chelate is redox active and there have been several reports in the literature ascribing this property to some of the biological activities of Triapine .   (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3-Aminopyridine-2-carboxaldehyde_thiosemicarbazone).    Ac cording to Wikipedia.com, Triapine  is a product of the laboratory of Dr Alan C. Sartorelli, a renowned cancer researcher in the Yale University School of Medicine Pharmacology Department. Dr. Sartorelli has a long standing interest in ribonucleotide reductase inhibitors as anticancer agents, and in collaboration with the late Dr. Tai-Shun Lin, and Dr. Mao-Chin Liu, a large number of thiosemicarbazone based ribonucleotide reductase inhibitors were synthesized over several decades. Triapine  was chosen, based on the results of studying and the screening these products, as the candidate inhibitor most likely to express activity in the setting of human neoplastic disease. As of 2006, Triapine  is being developed by Vion Pharmaceuticals. It has undergone Phase 1 and Phase 2 clinical trials. Vion Pharmaceuticals has also filed several use patents concerning the antiviral and antifungal activity of Triapine. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3-Aminopyridine-2-carboxaldehyde_thiosemicarbazone). cording to Wikipedia.com, Triapine  is a product of the laboratory of Dr Alan C. Sartorelli, a renowned cancer researcher in the Yale University School of Medicine Pharmacology Department. Dr. Sartorelli has a long standing interest in ribonucleotide reductase inhibitors as anticancer agents, and in collaboration with the late Dr. Tai-Shun Lin, and Dr. Mao-Chin Liu, a large number of thiosemicarbazone based ribonucleotide reductase inhibitors were synthesized over several decades. Triapine  was chosen, based on the results of studying and the screening these products, as the candidate inhibitor most likely to express activity in the setting of human neoplastic disease. As of 2006, Triapine  is being developed by Vion Pharmaceuticals. It has undergone Phase 1 and Phase 2 clinical trials. Vion Pharmaceuticals has also filed several use patents concerning the antiviral and antifungal activity of Triapine. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3-Aminopyridine-2-carboxaldehyde_thiosemicarbazone).    

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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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