Melatonin Cas: 73-31-4
| Catalog Number | XD91970 |
| Product Name | Melatonin |
| CAS | 73-31-4 |
| Molecular Formula | C13H16N2O2 |
| Molecular Weight | 232.28 |
| Storage Details | -20°C |
| Harmonized Tariff Code | 29379000 |
Product Specification
| Appearance | White to off-white powder |
| Assay | 99% min |
| Melting point | 116.5-118 °C (lit.) |
| Boiling point | 374.44°C (rough estimate) |
| density | 1.1099 (rough estimate) |
| refractive index | 1.6450 (estimate) |
| Fp | 9℃ |
| pka | 16.26±0.46(Predicted) |
| solubility | Soluble in ethanol to at least 50mg/ml |
1.Melatonin can be used as medicine health care products, so as to enhance people’s immune function, preventing aging and back to youth. What’s more, it is also a kind of natural “sleeping pill”.
2. Melatonin is a kind of hormone secreted by pineal body of pituitary gland in the body. The amount of melatonin has something to do with light. The weaker the light is, the more the melatonin is, whereas the less. In addition, it is helpful to one’s sleep.
3. Biochemical research.
Melatonin has complex effects on apoptotic pathways, inhibiting apoptosis in immune cells and neurons but enhancing apoptotic cell death of cancer cells. Inhibits proliferation/metastasis of breast cancer cells by inhibiting estrogen receptor action.
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