Parbendazole (SKF 29044) (Synonyms: PBZ, SKF 29044)

Parbendazole is a potent inhibitor of microtubule assembly, destabilizes tubulin, with an EC50 of 8.79 nM, and exhibits a broad-spectrum anthelmintic activity.

Parbendazole is a tubulin destabilizer, with an EC50 of 8.79 nM, and can induce DNA damage[1]. Parbendazole (2-10 μM) inhibits the assembly of microtubules dose-dependently, with an IC50 of 3 μM. Parbendazole (2-20 μM)-treated cells show an complete absence of microtubules in Vero cells[2]. Parbendazole (up to 10 μM) inhibits the growth of CLd-AXE myxamoebae. Parbendazole (2-5 μM) potently inhibits tubulin purified from the wild-type myxamoebae[3].

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