Ionomycin
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| Ionomycin (calcium salt) | |
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| Chemical formula | C41H70O9Ca |
| Molecular mass | 747.1 g/mol |
| CAS number | [56092-82-1] |
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Ionomycin is an ionophore that comes from Streptomyces conglobatus. It is used in research to raise the intracellular level of Ca2+, in research on Ca2+ transport across biological membranes. Ionomycin is used in clinical research to stimulate the intracellular production of interferon, perforin, IL-2, and IL-4. These chemicals are important in the inflammatory response. These chemicals are produced by CD28- T-cells.
Commercially, Ionomycin can be obtained as a free acid, or as a Ca2+ salt.
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