Tacrolimus >99%

Supplier: SELLECK CHEMICALS LLC MS

Synonyms: FR900506, Fujimycin, (3S,4R,5S,8R,9E,12S,14S,15R,16S,18R,19R,26aS)-5,6,8,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,24,25,26,26a-Hexadecahydro-5,19-dihydroxy-3-[(1E)-2-[(1R,3R,4R)-4-hydroxy-3-methoxycyclohexyl]-1-methylethenyl]-14,16-dimethoxy-4,10,12,18-tetramethyl-8-(2-propen-1-yl)-15,19-epoxy-3H-pyrido[2,1-c][1,4]oxaazacyclotricosine-1,7,20,21(4H,23H)-tetrone

S5003-50MG S5003-500MG
101758-892EA 192.31 USD
101758-892 101758-894 101758-896
Tacrolimus >99%
Tacrolimus

Tacrolimus is a 23-membered macrolide lactone, it reduces peptidyl-prolyl isomerase activity in T cells by binding to the immunophilin creating a new complex.


  • Solubility: 94 mg/mL in DMSO
  • Insoluble in water
  • Targets FKBP12 (T cells)


In vitro: Tacrolimus and cyclosporin A block translocation of the cytoplasmic component without affecting synthesis of the nuclear subunit in T lymphocytes. It prevents T-cell proliferation by inhibiting a Ca(2+)-dependent event required for induction of interleukin-2 transcription. It binds to distinct families of intracellular proteins (immunophilins) termed cyclophilins and FK 506-binding proteins (FKBPs). It specifically inhibits cellular calcineurin at drug concentrations that inhibit interleukin 2 production in activated T cells. Tacrolimus and CsA exert nearly identical biological effects in cells by inhibiting the same subset of early calcium-associated events involved in lymphokine expression, apoptosis, and degranulation.


In vivo: Tacrolimus results in increase in the paw and tail withdrawal threshold as revealed by behavioral pain assessment in rats against hyperalgesic and allodynic stimuli. It also leads to a decrease in the serum nitrate and thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) levels along with reduction in tissue myeloperoxidase (MPO) and total calcium levels, whereas, rise in tissue reduced glutathione levels in rats. It ameliorates the increase in the neuronal edema and axonal degeneration in rats with ischemia reperfusion

Formula: C₄₄H₆₉NO₁₂
MW: 804.031 g/mol
Storage Temperature: Freezer
MDL Number: MFCD00869853
CAS Number: 104987-11-3

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