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SUBMITTER: Abrams RP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5507670 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Abrams Rachel P RP Carroll William L WL Woerpel K A KA
ACS chemical biology 20160301 5
A 1,2-dioxolane (FINO2) was identified as a lead compound from a screen of organic peroxides. FINO2 does not induce apoptosis, but instead initiates ferroptosis, an iron-dependent, oxidative cell death pathway. Few compounds are known to induce primarily ferroptosis. In contrast to the perceived instability of peroxides, FINO2 was found to be thermally stable to at least 150 °C. FINO2 was more potent in cancer cells than nonmalignant cells of the same type. One of the enantiomers was found to be ...[more]