Streptozotocin

Streptozotocin is a compound used to produce an animal model of diabetes. It contains N-nitroso, which induces death of insulin-producing cells. At higher concentrations, Streptozotocin has even been used to induce Alzheimer's disease in laboratory animals.

Biotechnology Grade Streptozotocin is an alpha isomer of >99% purity. It is soluble in aqueous solutions up to 50 mg/mL. Look to bioWORLD for all of your cell culture needs.

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References

See how Streptozotocin induced Alzheimer's disease like changes by PubMed.