Product Name: Rapamycin
CAS: 53123-88-9
MF: C51H79NO13
MW: 914.18
EINECS: 610-965-5
Melting point 183-185°C
alpha D25 -58.2° (methanol)
Boiling point 799.83°C (rough estimate)
density 1.0352 (rough estimate)
vapor pressure 0.56 hPa ( 20 °C)
refractive index 1.5280 (estimate)
Fp 87 °C
storage temp. -20°C
Chemical Properties White to Off-White Solid
Originator Rapamune,Wyeth Laboratories,UK
Uses Tool for immunochemistry.
Uses A specific mTOR inhibitor with an IC50 of 0.1 nM.
Uses antidepressant
Uses immunosuppressant, antineoplastic; rapamycin
Uses Rapamycin is a triene macrolide discovered in 1995 as a metabolite of Streptomyces hygroscopicus found in a soil obtained on Rapi Nui (Easter Island). Rapamycin displayed potent and selective antifungal activity, notably against Candida albicans.