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FICZ

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Cat.No. 5304 - FICZ | C19H12N2O | CAS No. 172922-91-7
Description: High affinity aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) agonist
Chemical Name: 5,11-Dihydroindolo[3,2-b]carbazole-6-carboxaldehyde
Purity: ≥95% (HPLC)
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Biological Activity

High affinity aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) agonist (Kd = 70 pM). Proposed to be an endogenous AhR ligand. Induces transient expression of cytochrome P450-1A1 (CYP1A1) in vitro.

Technical Data

M. Wt 284.31
Formula C19H12N2O
Storage Store at -20°C
Purity ≥95% (HPLC)
CAS Number 172922-91-7
PubChem ID 1863
InChI Key ZUDXFBWDXVNRKF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Smiles [H]C(C1=C2C(C(C=CC=C3)=C3N2)=CC4=C1C(C=CC=C5)=C5N4)=O

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Solubility Data

Solvent Max Conc. mg/mL Max Conc. mM
Solubility
DMSO 7.11 25

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Concentration / Solvent Volume / Mass 1 mg 5 mg 10 mg
0.25 mM 14.07 mL 70.35 mL 140.69 mL
1.25 mM 2.81 mL 14.07 mL 28.14 mL
2.5 mM 1.41 mL 7.03 mL 14.07 mL
12.5 mM 0.28 mL 1.41 mL 2.81 mL

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References

References are publications that support the biological activity of the product.

Rannug et al (1995) Structure elucidation of two tryptophan-derived, high affinity Ah receptor ligands. Chem.Biol. 2 841 PMID: 8807817

Wincent et al (2009) The suggested physiologic aryl hydrocarbon receptor activator and cytochrome P4501 substrate 6-formylindolo[3,2-b]carbazole is present in humans. J.Biol.Chem. 284 2690 PMID: 19054769

Moura-Alves et al (2014) AhR sensing of bacterial pigments regulates antibacterial defence. Nature 512 387 PMID: 25119038

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1 Citation for FICZ

Citations are publications that use Tocris products. Selected citations for FICZ include:

Tagliabue et al (2019) Modeling the binding of diverse ligands within the Ah receptor ligand binding domain. Sci Rep 9 10693 PMID: 31337850

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