GeNISTeinDescription
Genisteinisanisoflavoneandaninhibitoroftyrosineproteinkinases. IthasbeenreportedtoinducetopoIIdependentcleavages(Biochem.Pharmacol.39:737-740[1990]). TopoGENprovidesthisreagentasacontrolpoison/inhibitoroftopoisomeraseII(Note,GenisteinmayalsoinhibittopoisomeraseI.) Forinvitrocleavagedetection,werecom-mendthatthedrugbetestedoverawiderangeofuMconcentrations;however,cleavagesarestronglyinfluencedbytheamountoftopoisomeraseinthereactionaswellasthetypeofassaybeingemployed(SDSK+vs.RADIoactiveEndLabeledDNAvs.testingforplasmidcleavages). Notethatlargeamountsofenzymewillberequiredtodetectcleavagecomplex,comparedtoassaysthatmeasurecatalyticactivity.
ChemicalName:5,7-Dihydroxy-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one
MolecularFormula:C15H10O5
MolecularWeight:270.23
VialContents:
TG4160issuppliedalreadysUSPendedinDMSOat10mM(0.25ml)andisreadyforuse.Thedrugispre-testedandshowntoinducetopocleavagesusingpurifiedhumantopoisomerasefromTopoGEN.