Tacrolimus
CAS: 104987-11-3
M..F.: C44H69NO12
immunosuppressant
Purity:99.0%

Tacrolimus
CAS: 104987-11-3
M..F.: C44H69NO12
immunosuppressant
Purity:99.0%

Tacrolimus is chemically known as a macrolide. It reduces peptidyl-prolyl isomerase activity by binding to the immunophilin FKBP-12 (FK506 binding protein) creating a new complex. This FKBP12-FK506 complex interacts with and inhibits calcineurin thus inhibiting both T-lymphocyte signal transduction and IL-2 transcription. Although this activity is similar to cyclosporin, studies have shown that the incidence of acute rejection is reduced by tacrolimus use over cyclosporin.

USE: immunosuppressant