Actidione by Research Lab Fine Chem Industries is a high grade reagent. Also known as cycloheximide, this is an antibiotic produced by the bacterium Streptomyces griseus. It is available as colourless crystals which are soluble in water, and have a melting point of 119.5 to 121 C. This is a eukaryote protein synthesis inhibitor, which employs its effect by interfering with the translocation step in protein synthesis, thus blocking translational elongation. Actidione is inexpensive and works rapidly. Simply removing it from the culture medium will reverse its effects rapidly.

• CAS Number: 66-81-9
• Quantity provided: 1 gm per bottle
• Chemical formula: C15H23NO4
• Molecular weight: 281.35
• Assay: Minimum 94 %
• Analytical grade reagent

Actidione has a wide range of applications in biological and chemical industries. This compound is widely used in biomedical research to inhibit protein synthesis in eukaryotic cells studied in-vitro. It can additionally be used as an experimental tool in molecular biology to determine the half-life of a protein. Actidione has been utilized to isolate dermatophytes and inhibit the growth of fungi in brewing test media. Additionally, it is used as a plant growth regulator to stimulate the production of ethylene. This reagent is ideal for the synthesis of various compound in industrial processes, and is furthermore widely used in research applications.