RSL3 - Moligand™, ≥98% , CAS No.1219810-16-8

CAS: 1219810-16-8 Cat. No.: R302648 Molecular Weight: 440.88 PubChem CID: 1750826

GRADE & PURITY Moligand™, ≥98%

Synonyms

(1S,3R)-RSL3 | 1S,3R-RSL3 | (1S,3R)-Methyl 2-(2-chloroacetyl)-1-(4-(methoxycarbonyl)phenyl)-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-3-carboxylate

Storage

Store at -20°C

Shipped In

Ice chest + Ice pads

Overview

RSL3 ((1S,3R)-RSL3) is an inhibitor of glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) (ferroptosis activator), reduces the expression of GPX4 protein, and induces ferroptotic death of head and neck cancer cell. RSL3 increases the expression of p62 and Nrf2 and inactivates Keap1 in HN3-rslR cells

Specifications

Synonyms

(1S, 3R)-RSL3 | 1S, 3R-RSL3 | (1S, 3R)-Methyl 2-(2-chloroacetyl)-1-(4-(methoxycarbonyl)phenyl)-2, 3, 4, 9-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[3, 4-b]indole-3-carboxylate

Specifications & Purity

Moligand™, ≥98%

Biochemical and Physiological Mechanisms

Glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) inhibitor. Induces ferroptosis. Increases lipid peroxidase levelsin vitro. Inhibits tumor formation and progressionin vivo.

Storage

Store at -20°C

Shipped In

Ice chest + Ice pads

This product requires cold chain shipping. Ground and other economy services are not available.

Grade

Moligand™

Purity

≥98%

Names and Identifiers

• Pubchem Sid: 504760629
• Pubchem Sid Url: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/substance/504760629
• Canonical Smiles: COC(=O)C1CC2=C(C(N1C(=O)CCl)C3=CC=C(C=C3)C(=O)OC)NC4=CC=CC=C24
• IUPAC Name: methyl (1S,3R)-2-(2-chloroacetyl)-1-(4-methoxycarbonylphenyl)-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-b]indole-3-carboxylate
• InChIKey: TXJZRSRTYPUYRW-NQIIRXRSSA-N
• INCHI: 1S/C23H21ClN2O5/c1-30-22(28)14-9-7-13(8-10-14)21-20-16(15-5-3-4-6-17(15)25-20)11-18(23(29)31-2)26(21)19(27)12-24/h3-10,18,21,25H,11-12H2,1-2H3/t18-,21+/m1/s1
• Isomeric SMILES: COC(=O)[C@H]1CC2=C([C@@H](N1C(=O)CCl)C3=CC=C(C=C3)C(=O)OC)NC4=CC=CC=C24
• PubChem CID: 1750826
• Molecular Weight: 440.88

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomy Tree

• Kingdom Organic compounds
  • Superclass Alkaloids and derivatives
    • Class Harmala alkaloids

• Kingdom: Organic compounds
• Superclass: Alkaloids and derivatives
• Class: Harmala alkaloids
• Subclass: Not available
• Intermediate Tree Nodes: Not available
• Direct Parent: Harmala alkaloids
• Alternative Parents: Alpha amino acid esters Beta carbolines 3-alkylindoles Benzoic acid esters Benzoyl derivatives Dicarboxylic acids and derivatives Methyl esters Heteroaromatic compounds Tertiary carboxylic acid amides Chloroacetamides Pyrroles Azacyclic compounds Hydrocarbon derivatives Carbonyl compounds Organochlorides Organonitrogen compounds Organopnictogen compounds Alkyl chlorides Organic oxides
• Molecular Framework: Aromatic heteropolycyclic compounds
• Substituents: Harman - Alpha-amino acid ester - Beta-carboline - Pyridoindole - Alpha-amino acid or derivatives - Benzoate ester - 3-alkylindole - Benzoic acid or derivatives - Indole - Indole or derivatives - Benzoyl - Monocyclic benzene moiety - Dicarboxylic acid or derivatives - Benzenoid - Methyl ester - Tertiary carboxylic acid amide - Pyrrole - Chloroacetamide - Heteroaromatic compound - Carboxamide group - Carboxylic acid ester - Carboxylic acid derivative - Organoheterocyclic compound - Azacycle - Organic nitrogen compound - Organohalogen compound - Carbonyl group - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organic oxide - Organochloride - Organopnictogen compound - Alkyl chloride - Organic oxygen compound - Organooxygen compound - Alkyl halide - Organonitrogen compound - Aromatic heteropolycyclic compound
• Description: This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as harmala alkaloids. These are compounds with a structure based on harmaline, harmine, harmalol, harman or a derivative of those parents. These parents are beta-carbolines, consisting of a pyrimidine fused to the pyrrole moiety of an indole to form a pyrido[3,4-b]indole.
• External Descriptors: Not available

Data sources

1. Djoumbou Feunang Y, Eisner R, Knox C, Chepelev L, Hastings J, Owen G, Fahy E, Steinbeck C, Subramanian S, Bolton E, Greiner R, and Wishart DS. ClassyFire: Automated Chemical Classification With A Comprehensive, Computable Taxonomy. Journal of Cheminformatics, 2016, 8:61.

DOI: 10.1186/s13321-016-0174-y

Associated Targets(Human)

GPX4 Tchem Phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase (1 Activities)

Discover Target: GPX4

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Calu-1 (518 Activities)

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HT-1080 (3966 Activities)

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MCF7 (126967 Activities)

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MIA PaCa-2 (5949 Activities)

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Associated Targets(non-human)

HT-22 (3261 Activities)

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4T1 (1737 Activities)

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Mechanisms of Action

Chemical and Physical Properties

• Solubility: Solvent:DMSO, Max Conc. mg/mL: 44.09, Max Conc. mM: 100
• Sensitivity: Moisture sensitive
• Molecular Weight: 440.900 g/mol
• XLogP3: 3.500
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 1
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 5
• Rotatable Bond Count: 6
• Exact Mass: 440.114 Da
• Monoisotopic Mass: 440.114 Da
• Topological Polar Surface Area: 88.700 Ų
• Heavy Atom Count: 31
• Formal Charge: 0
• Complexity: 695.000
• Isotope Atom Count: 0
• Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 2
• Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• The total count of all stereochemical bonds: 0
• Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 1

References

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12. Cong Zhang, Yangkun Xiong, Mingyang Gong, Haixia Zhao, Shan Li, Xin Chen, Xiaochuan Ye, Zhenpeng Qiu.  (2025)  Pachymic Acid Ameliorates Fructose-Driven Hyperuricemic Nephropathy in Mice by Suppressing Ferroptosis via Activating Nrf2/GPX-4 Pathway.  JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY,      [PMID:40864644] [10.1021/acs.jafc.5c02398]

13. Xue Shi, Yun Zhao, Hong-Yu Gao, Wei Yang, Jun Liao, Hui-Han Wang, Xiao-Tian Wang, Wei Yan.  (2025)  NFS1, together with FXN, protects cells from ferroptosis and DNA damage in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.  Redox Biology,      [PMID:41005206] [10.1016/j.redox.2025.103878]

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16. Jiajian Wang, Lanqing Zhang, Runfang Li, Rui Yang, Fan Yang, Fei Yu, Jihong Zhang.  (2025)  Gambogic acid restores wild-type-like p53 functions to induce ferroptosis in mutant p53 cancer cells.  BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY,      [PMID:41213406] [10.1016/j.bcp.2025.117533]

17. Weichen Dong, Wenxin Zhang, Li Huang, Lulu Xiao, Yuanfei Luo, Linying Yuan, Yike Jiang, Anyu Liao, Hongting Zhao, Zhihui Liu, Jia Wang, Ying Zhao, Yulong Cai, Mengna Peng, Dong Yang, Yi Xie, Kuanyu Li, Wusheng Zhu.  (2026)  Restoring cardiolipin homeostasis mitigates cerebral ischemia–reperfusion injury by suppressing ATG5-mediated neuronal autophagy-dependent ferroptosis.  Journal of Advanced Research,      [PMID:] [10.1016/j.jare.2026.03.014]