Tempo is a nitric oxide radical and a selective scavenger of ROS in mitochondria. Tempo is also an organocatalyst that disproportionates superoxide and oxidizes primary alcohols to aldehydes in a catalytic cycle. Tempo has mutagenic and antioxidant effects and can induceDNA strand breaks. Tempo also exerts cytotoxic and mutagenic properties in mouse lymphoma cells[1][2][3][4].
CAS Number
[2564-83-2]
Molecular Formula
C9H18NO
Molecular Weight
156.25
Smiles
[O]N1C(C)(C)CCCC1(C)C
Target
DNA/RNA Synthesis; Mitochondrial Metabolism; Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)