Product Specification
Alternative Name: CsA
Formula: C62H111N11O12
MW: 1202.6
Purity: ≥98%
Appearance: White solid.
CAS: 59865-13-3
Source/Host: Isolated from Fusarium solani
Solubility: Soluble in  DMSO (25mg/ml), methanol, 100% ethanol (25mg/ml), acetone or petroleum ether; insoluble in water.
Shipping: AMBIENT
Long Term Storage: -20°C
Use/Stability: Store, as supplied, at -20°C for up to 1 year. Store solutions at -20°C for up to 3 months.
Hazard: HARMFUL.
MAY BE CARCINOGENIC.
MAY BE TERATOGENIC. 
Replaces Prod. #: ALX-380-002
Cyclosporin A (CsA) is an immunosuppressant that has revolutionized organ transplantation through its use in the prevention of graft rejection. CsA binds to cyclophilin and suppresses its proline rotamase activity. The CsA-cyclophilin complex inhibits calcineurin, a type 2B phosphatase. It is an important diagnostic tool for the characterization of permeability transition-related phenomena. It inhibits mitochondrial permeability transition pore opening however, pore inhibition becomes less efficient at increasing Ca2+ loads and inhibition is transient.
Inhibits staurosporin-induced apoptosis in cultured neural cells and rotenone-induced apoptosis in PC-12 cells. Inhibits cytochrome c release from mitochondria. Inhibits nitric oxide (NO) synthesis.