Stigmasterol
Catalog No: CFN97326
Stigmasterol is used as a precursor in the manufacture of synthetic progesterone, it is an antagonist of the bile acid nuclear receptor FXR, which has anti-inflammatory, thyroid inhibitory, cholesterol-lowering, antiperoxidative and hypoglycemic effects; it has indicated that stigmasterol may be useful in prevention of certain cancers, including ovarian, prostate, breast, and colon cancers. Stigmasterol inhibits the NF-kappaB pathway.
Umbelliferone
Catalog No: CFN97503
Umbelliferone is a competitive inhibitor of alkaline phosphatase. It is a fluorescing compound used as a sunscreen agent and shows good inhibitions of DPPH, hydroxyl, superoxide anion and ABTS radicals with antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory, anti-hyperglycaemic, anti-allergic, molluscicidal and anti-tumor activities. Umbelliferone has stimulatory effect on adipocyte differentiation likely occurs through up-regulation of adipogenic transcription factors and downstream adipocyte-specific gene expression.