Catalogue number | C240619 |
Chemical name | (-)-α-Kainic Acid |
CAS Number | 487-79-6 |
Synonyms | (2S,3S,4S)-2-Carboxy-4-(1-methylethenyl)-3-pyrrolidineacetic Acid; 2-Carboxy-4-isopropenyl-3-pyrrolidineacetic Acid; (-)-Kainic Acid; (2S,3S,4S)-2-Carboxy-4-isopropenylpyrrolidine-3-acetic Acid; Digenic Acid; Digenin; Helminal; Kainic Acid; L-α-Kain |
Molecular Weight | C10H15NO4 |
Formula | 213.23 |
Purity | 98% |
Physical Description | White to Off-White Solid |
Solvent | Chloroform, Dichloromethane,DMSO |
Storage | Stored at 2-8°C, Protected from air and light, refrigerate or freeze |
Applications | (-)-α-Kainic Acid is a naturally occurring neuroexcitatory chemical that is an selective agonist for a subtype of ionotropic glutamate receptor. Administration of (-)-α-Kainic Acid has been shown to increase production of reactive oxygen species, mitochondrial dysfunction, and apoptosis in neurons in many regions of the brain, particularly in the hippocampal subregions and in the hilus of dentate gyrus. |
References | Wacker, D.A., et al.: Synlett, 503 (1997), Dunleavy, M., et al.: J. Molec. Neurosci., 49, 202 (2013); Zhang, J., et al.: Neuron., 76, 1133 (2012); Yamada, J., et al.: Neurosci., 226, 119 (2012); Wang,Q., et al.: Mol. Neurobiol., 31, 3 (2005)’ |
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