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Medchemexpress LLC Geranyl acetate | 105-87-3 | 10 G

Supplier: Medchemexpress LLC HYN707010G
Geranyl acetate is an acyclic monoterpene ester derived from geraniol. It is widely used in the cosmetics industry due to its pleasant scent and can induce cell apoptosis.
- Purity: 99.74%
- Molecular weight: 196.29
- Formula: C12H20O2
- Appearance: Liquid (density: 0.916 g/cm³)
- Color: Colorless to light yellow
- Initial source: Plants (Gramineae, Cymbopogon flexuosus)
- Solubility (in vitro): 100 mg/mL in DMSO
- Induces cell apoptosis
- Anti-cancer activity against colo-205 cancer cells (IC50: 30 μM)
- Apoptosis in colo-205 cells linked to Bax upregulation and Bcl-2 downregulation
- HEK293 EC50: 25.8 μM (agonist at rat TRPA1)
- HEK293 IC50: 21.2 μM (antagonist at rat TRPA1)
- HEK293 IC50: > 100 μM (antagonist at human TRPV1 and rat TRPM8)
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