Docetaxel #9886

Product Usage Information

Docetaxel is supplied as 1 mg powder. Store at or below -20ºC. Before use, dissolve powder in 1 ml DMSO to make a 1 mg/ml stock solution. The suggested working concentration is 100 ng/ml in tissue culture medium. Treat cells for 4-24 hours. Store solution at -20ºC.

Storage:

Store lyophilized or in solution at -20ºC, desiccated. In lyophilized form, the chemical is stable for 24 months. Once in solution, use within 3 months to prevent loss of potency. Aliquot to avoid multiple freeze/thaw cycles.

Product Description

Molecular Weight:

807.89 g/mol

Purity:

>99%

Molecular Formula:

C₄₃H₅₃NO₁₄

Background

Docetaxel belongs to the taxane family of antitumor and antileukemic agents (1). A microtubule-stabilizing agent, docetaxel acts as an inhibitor of cellular functions that require microtubule dynamics including cell division, and is now in use as a treatment for breast, prostate and lung cancer (2).

1. Abal, M. et al. (2003) Curr Cancer Drug Targets 3, 193-203.
2. Crown, J. and O'Leary, M. (2000) Lancet 355, 1176-8.