Chemical Properties
White crystalline powder, soluble in organic solvents such as methanol, ethanol, DMSO, etc., derived from the extract of horse chestnut fruit, the seeds of Aesculus chinesis Bge. of the Aesculus family.
Uses
Escin IA (Standard) is the analytical standard of Escin IA. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Escin IA is a triterpene saponin isolated from Aesculus hippocastanum, which inhibits HIV-1 protease with IC50 values of 35 μM. Escin IA has anti-TNBC metastasis activity, and its action mechanisms involved inhibition of epithelial-mesenchymal transition process by down-regulating LOXL2 expression.
