Catalogue Number: S7580-SEL
Manufacturer: | Selleck Chemicals |
Type: | Biochemicals |
Shipping Condition: | Blue Ice |
Unit(s): | 1 mg, 5 mg, 10 mM/1 ml |
Description: Leptomycin B (LMB, CI 940, Elactocin, Mantuamycin, NSC 364372) is a potent antifungal antibiotic isolated from Streptomyces and acts as a specific inhibitor of the nuclear export factor CRM1. Leptomycin B rapidly induces cytotoxic effects in cancer cell lines via covalent inhibition of CRM1 with IC50 values of 0.1 nM-10 nM.