Nocodazole
SIGMA/M1404 - ≥99% (TLC), powder
Synonym: Methyl N-
CAS Number: 31430-18-9
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C14H11N3O3S
Molecular Weight: 301.32
EC Number: 250-626-5
MDL Number: MFCD00005588
Linear Formula: C14H11N3O3S
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | ≥99% (TLC) |
| form | powder |
| InChI | 1S/C14H11N3O3S/c1-20-14(1 |
| InChI key | KYRVNWMVYQXFEU-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 300 °C (dec.) |
| Quality Level | 300 ![]() |
| SMILES string | COC(=O)Nc1nc2cc(ccc2[nH]1 |
| solubility | DMSO: soluble 10 mg/mL (may require heating) |
| H2O: insoluble | |
| storage temp. | 2-8°C |
| Application: | Nocodazole has been used to induce microtubule depolymerization in mouse melanoma B16-F1 cells. It has also been used to treat A549 cells for mitotic arrest. |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | Nocodazole is an antimitotic agent that disrupts microtubules by binding to β−tubulin and preventing formation of one of the two interchain disulfide linkages, thus inhibiting microtubule dynamics, disruption of mitotic spindle function, and fragmentation of the Golgi complex. Nocodazole arrests the cell cycle at G2/M phase and also prevents phosphorylation of the T cell antigen receptor and inhibits its activity. Nocodazole stimulates the intrinsic GTPase activity of tubulin and activates the JNK/SAPK signaling pathway and induces apoptosis in several normal and tumor cell lines. Nocodazole has been shown to enhance CRISPR homology-directed repair (HDR) efficiency and increase Cas9-mediated editing frequencies. |
| General description: | Nocodazole (NZO) is an experimental benzimidazole-based agent that targets both protein kinases and microtubules. It serves as a lead compound in the quest for new colchicine binding site inhibitors (CBSIs). This co-crystallized ligand acts as a high-affinity ligand for cancer-related kinases ABL, c-KIT, BRAF, and MEK, and functions as a rapidly-reversible inhibitor of microtubule polymerization. |
| Packaging: | 2, 10, 50 mg in glass bottle |
| Physical form: | Color white to faint yellow and pink |
| Symbol | GHS08 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H341 - H361d |
| Precautionary statements | P201 - P202 - P280 - P308 + P313 - P405 - P501 |
| Hazard Codes | Xn |
| Risk Statements | 63-68 |
| Safety Statements | 36/37 |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥99% (TLC) |
| mp | 300 °C (dec.) |
| Storage Temp. | 2-8°C |
| UNSPSC | 12352200 |


