| Product Name | PAC-1 | 
| Description | Procaspase-3 activator | 
| Purity | >98% (HPLC); NMR (conforms) | 
| CAS No. | 315183-21-2 | 
| Molecular Formula | C23H28N4O2 | 
| Molecular Weight | 392.5 | 
| Field of Use | Not for use in humans. Not for use in diagnostics or therapeutics. For in vitro research use only. | 
| Storage Temperature | -20ºC | 
| Shipping Temperature | Shipped Ambient | 
| Product Type | Activator | 
| Solubility | May be dissolved in DMSO (35 mg/ml); or ethanol (15 mg/ml) | 
| Source | Synthetic | 
| Appearance | Off-White powder | 
| SMILES | O=C(N/N=C/C3=CC=CC(CC=C)=C3O)CN(CC2)CCN2CC1=CC=CC=C1 | 
| InChI | InChI=1S/C23H28N4O2/c1-2-7-20-10-6-11-21(23(20)29)16-24-25-22(28)18-27-14-12-26(13-15-27)17-19-8-4-3-5-9-19/h2-6,8-11,16,29H,1,7,12-15,17-18H2,(H,25,28)/b24-16+ | 
| InChIKey | YQNRVGJCPCNMKT-LFVJCYFKSA-N | 
| Safety Phrases | GHS Classifcation: GHSO9 Hazardous to the aquatic environment, Acute hazard, category1, Chronic hazard, categories 1,2 Hazard statement(s): H400 | 
| Cite This Product | PAC-1 (StressMarq Biosciences Inc., Victoria BC CANADA, Catalog # SIH-569) | 
| Alternative Names | 4-(Phenylmethyl)-1-piperazineacetic acid [[2-hydroxy-3-(2-propenyl)phenyl]-methylene]hydrazide | 
| Research Areas | Apoptosis, Cancer, Caspases, Cell Cycle, Cell Signaling, Neuroscience | 
| PubChem ID | 9675990 | 
| Scientific Background | PAC-1 is a small molecule that directly activates procaspase-3 by chelating inhibitory zinc ions, facilitating its autoactivation into caspase-3. While primarily studied in oncology for its pro-apoptotic effects, PAC-1 is also used in neuroscience to investigate caspase-mediated neuronal apoptosis. It serves as a tool for exploring programmed cell death pathways in neurodegenerative diseases and for evaluating neuroprotective interventions that target apoptotic signaling. | 
| References | 1. Putt K.S., et al., (2006) Nat. Chem. Biol. 2:543. 2. Peterson Q.P., et al., (2009) J. Mol. Biol. 388:144. | 
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