CITCO Property

Density 

1.48±0.1 g/cm3(Predicted)

storage temp. 

-20°C

solubility 

DMSO: 28 mg/mL, soluble

form 

solid

pka

4.05±0.40(Predicted)

color 

Light yellow to yellow

Safety

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36

WGK Germany 

3

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Warning

Hazard statements

H315Causes skin irritation

H319Causes serious eye irritation

H335May cause respiratory irritation

Precautionary statements

P261Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.

P264Wash hands thoroughly after handling.

P264Wash skin thouroughly after handling.

P271Use only outdoors or in a well-ventilated area.

P280Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.

P302+P352IF ON SKIN: wash with plenty of soap and water.

P305+P351+P338IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continuerinsing.

CITCO Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Uses

CITCO has been used for the activation of mouse constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) and human CAR.

Definition

ChEBI: 1-[6-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-imidazo[2,1-b]thiazolyl]-N-[(3,4-dichlorophenyl)methoxy]methanimine is a member of imidazoles.

General Description

CITCO is an imidazothiazole derivative. It stimulates human constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) nuclear translocation.

Biological Activity

citco, an imidazothiazole derivative, is a selective agonist of human car, with an ec50 value of 49 nm and > 50-fold selectivity to car over pregnane x receptor (pxr), and no activity on other nuclear receptors. upon activation with specific agonists, car translocates into the nucleus and binds to the response elements as monomers or car/rxr heterodimers. the car functions as a xenobiotic receptor, involved in detoxification and clearance of toxic substances from the liver. in addition, activation with selective car agonists such as citco has also been shown to inhibit growth and expansion of brain tumor stem cells.1. chakraborty s, kanakasabai s, bright jj. constitutive androstane receptor agonist citco inhibits growth and expansion of brain tumour stem cells. british journal of cancer, 2011, 104(3): 448-459.

Biochem/physiol Actions

CITCO is a constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) agonist; nuclear receptor NR113 agonist.

storage

Desiccate at -20°C