Colchicine (Standard)

Description

Colchicine Standard is the analytical standard of Colchicine. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Colchicine, an orally active alkaloid, is a potent tubulin inhibitor and a microtubule disrupting agent. Colchicine inhibits microtubule polymerization with an IC50 of 3 nM. Colchicine is also a competitive antagonist of the ?3 glycine receptors GlyRs . Colchicine prevents non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug NSAID -induced small intestinal injury by inhibiting activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome. Colchicine has extensive anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive and strong anti-fibrosis effects and has the potential for gouty arthritis research.