EllipticineDescription
EllipticineisatopoisomeraseIIpoisonthatinducestopoIIdependentcleavages.
ChemicalName:5,11-Dimethyl-6H-Pyrido[4,3]Carbazole
MolecularFormula:C17H14N2
MolecularWeight:246.31
TopoGENprovidesthisreagentasacontrolpoison/inhibitoroftopoisomeraseII. Forinvitrocleavagedetection,werecommendthatthedrugbetestedoverawiderangeofuMconcentrations;however,cleavagesarestronglyinfluencedbytheamountoftopoisomeraseinthereactionaswellasthetypeofassaybeingemployed(SDSK+vs.RADIoactiveEndLabeledDNAvs.testingforplasmidcleavages). Notethatlargeamountsofenzymewillberequiredtodetectcleavagecomplex,comparedtoassaysthatmeasurecatalyticactivity.
VialContents:
TG4170issuppliedalreadysUSPendedinDMSOat10mM(0.25ml)andisreadyforuse. Thedrugispre-testedandshowntoinducetopocleavagesusingpurifiedhumantopoisomerasefromTopoGEN.