General description
Methyl-β-cyclodextrin is a small cyclic heptasaccharide.
Application
Methyl-β-cyclodextrin has been used as a cholesterol chelator:
- to study its effects on mice cardiomyocytes
- to study its effects on human corneal stromal fibroblasts
- to study its effects on the junctophilin-2 (JPH2) pool
Biochem/physiol Actions
Methyl-β-cyclodextrin participates in increasing the permeability of cells. It also plays a role in depolymerizing the actin cytoskeleton in cells. Methyl-β-cyclodextrin is involved in attracting cholesterol from the plasma. It participates in activating extracellular receptor kinase in certain cells.
Other Notes
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- UPC:
- 51111704
- Condition:
- New
- HazmatClass:
- No
- MPN:
- M7439-1G
- CAS:
- 128446-36-6
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