Application

Methyl-β-cyclodextrin has been used as a cholesterol chelator:to study its effects on mice cardiomyocytesto study its effects on human corneal stromal fibroblaststo study its effects on the junctophilin-2 (JPH2) pool

Biochem/physiol Actions

Methyl-β-cyclodextrin participates in increasing the permeability of cells. It also plays a role in depolymerizing the actin cytoskeleton in cells. Methyl-β-cyclodextrin is involved in attracting cholesterol from the plasma. It participates in activating extracellular receptor kinase in certain cells.

General description

Methyl-β-cyclodextrin is a small cyclic heptasaccharide.

Packaging

1 g in poly bottle