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Powder
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Light Yellow Powder
Water Content (Karl Fisher)
≤5.0%
Assay
(HPLC): ≥98.0%
Sulfated Ash
≤2.0%
Heavy Metals
≤10 ppm
Colchicine is a mitotic poison which has been used in research as a chemotherapeutic agent for cancer.
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64-86-8
C22H25NO6
399.44
Since one of the defining characteristics of cancer cells is a significantly increased rate of mitosis, cancer cells are significantly more vulnerable to colchicine poisoning than are normal cells. However, the therapeutic value of colchicine against cancer is (as is typical with chemotherapy agents) limited by its toxicity against normal cells.
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Powder
Light Yellow Powder
≤5.0%
(HPLC): ≥98.0%
≤2.0%
≤10 ppm