Skip to Content
Merck
All Photos(1)

Key Documents

5.33371

Sigma-Aldrich

Acid Ceramidase Inhibitor IV, BOC

Synonym(s):

Acid Ceramidase Inhibitor IV, BOC, AC Inhibitor IV

Sign Into View Organizational & Contract Pricing


About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C24H21FN2O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
404.43
UNSPSC Code:
12352106

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

Quality Level

form

solid

manufacturer/tradename

Calbiochem®

storage condition

OK to freeze
protect from light

color

off-white

solubility

DMSO: 40 mg/mL

storage temp.

2-8°C

General description

A cell-permeable, chemically and metabolically stable (t1/2 >5 h in aqueous buffers at pH 4.5 and 7.4; t1/2 >2 h in murine plasma at 37 °C) benzoxazolone carboxamide (BOC) compound that inhibits acid ceramidase (AC) activity in a potent (IC50 = 79 nM against HEK293 lysosomal lysate AC activity) and selective manner via covalent modification of the active site Cys143, exhibiting little or no potency toward a panel of 15 enzymes, including proteases, lipoxygenases, cyclooxygenases, sPLA2, and monoacylglycerol lipase (67% inhibition of cathepsin D and ≤17.1% inhibition of the rest at 10 µM). Culture treatment results in long-lasting (>6 h) suppression of cellular AC activity in murine macrophage-like Raw 264.7 and human colon adenocarcinoma SW403 cells (IC50 with 3 h treatment = 400 and 825 nM, respectively), as well as built-ups of cellular AC substrates Cer(d18:0/16:0) & Cer(d18:1/16:0) in a dose-dependent manner. Intraperitoneal injection (10 mg/kg) effectively inhibits tissue AC activity in multiple organs, including lung, heart, kidney, brain hippocampus, and liver (by 70%, 60%, 44%, 40%, 35%, respectively), with good pharmacokinetic properties (Tmax = 30 min, Cmax = 1.768 µg/mL, t1/2 = 458 min, AUC0-8 h = 0.31 mg·min/mL; 10 mg/kg i.p.).
A cell-permeable, chemically and metabolically stable (t1/2 >5 h in aqueous buffers at pH 4.5 and 7.4; t1/2 >2 h in murine plasma at 37 °C) benzoxazolone carboxamide (BOC) compound that inhibits acid ceramidase (AC) activity in a potent (IC50 = 79 nM against HEK293 lysosomal lysate AC activity) and selective manner via covalent modification of the active site Cys143, exhibiting little or no potency toward a panel of 15 enzymes, including proteases, lipoxygenases, cyclooxygenases, sPLA2, and monoacylglycerol lipase (67% inhibition of cathepsin D and ≤17.1% inhibition of the rest at 10 µM). Culture treatment results in long-lasting (>6 h) suppression of cellular AC activity in murine macrophage-like Raw 264.7 and human colon adenocarcinoma SW403 cells (IC50 with 3 h treatment = 400 and 825 nM, respectively), as well as built-ups of cellular AC substrates Cer(d18:0/16:0) & Cer(d18:1/16:0) in a dose-dependent manner. Intraperitoneal injection (10 mg/kg) effectively inhibits tissue AC activity in multiple organs, including lung, heart, kidney, brain hippocampus, and liver (by 70%, 60%, 44%, 40%, 35%, respectively), with good pharmacokinetic properties (Tmax = 30 min, Cmax = 1.768 µg/mL, t1/2 = 458 min, AUC0-8 h = 0.31 mg·min/mL; 10 mg/kg i.p.).

Please note that the molecular weight for this compound is batch-specific due to variable water content. Please refer to the vial label or the certificate of analysis for the batch-specific molecular weight. The molecular weight provided represents the baseline molecular weight without water.
Acid Ceramidase Inhibitor, BOC, CAS 1644158-57-5, is a cell-permeable, potent inhibitor of acid ceramidase (IC₅₀ = 79 nM against HEK293 lysosomal lysate AC activity).

Biochem/physiol Actions

Cell permeable: yes
Primary Target
Acid ceramidase
Reversible: no
Target IC50: 79 nM against HEK293 lysosomal lysate AC activity

Warning

Toxicity: Standard Handling (A)

Reconstitution

Following reconstitution, aliquot and freeze (-20°C). Stock solutions are stable for up to 3 months at -20°C.

Other Notes

Pizzirani, D., et al. 2015. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl.54, 485.

Legal Information

CALBIOCHEM is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Search for Certificates of Analysis (COA) by entering the products Lot/Batch Number. Lot and Batch Numbers can be found on a product’s label following the words ‘Lot’ or ‘Batch’.

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service