Chemical Name: (L)-(+)-α-Amino-3,5-dioxo-1,2,4-oxadiazolidine-2-propanoic acid
Purity: ≥99% (HPLC)
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Biological Activity
Glutamate receptor agonist acting at AMPA receptors and metabotropic glutamate receptors positively linked to phosphoinositide hydrolysis. Sensitizes neurons in hippocampus to depolarization by L-AP6 (the so called 'quis' effect). Also available as part of the Group I mGlu Receptor Tocriset™.
Technical Data
M. Wt
189.13
Formula
C5H7N3O5
Storage
Store at RT
Purity
≥99% (HPLC)
CAS Number
52809-07-1
PubChem ID
40539
InChI Key
ASNFTDCKZKHJSW-REOHCLBHSA-N
Smiles
O=C1N(C[C@]([H])(N)C(O)=O)OC(N1)=O
The technical data provided above is for guidance only. For batch specific data refer to the Certificate of Analysis.
All Tocris products are intended for laboratory research use only.
Solubility Data
Solvent
Max Conc. mg/mL
Max Conc. mM
Solubility
1eq. NaOH
18.91
100
water
1.89
10
Preparing Stock Solutions
The following data is based on the product molecular weight 189.13. Batch specific molecular weights may vary from batch to batch due to solvent of hydration, which will affect the solvent volumes required to prepare stock solutions.
Concentration / Solvent Volume / Mass
1 mg
5 mg
10 mg
1 mM
5.29 mL
26.44 mL
52.87 mL
5 mM
1.06 mL
5.29 mL
10.57 mL
10 mM
0.53 mL
2.64 mL
5.29 mL
50 mM
0.11 mL
0.53 mL
1.06 mL
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References
References are publications that support the products' biological activity.
Littmanet al (1995) Effects of quisqualic acid analogs on metabotropic glutamate receptors coupled to phosphoinositide hydrolysis in rat hippocampus. Neuropharmacology 34 829 PMID: 8532164
Porteret al (1992) (S)-Homoquisqualate: a potent agonist at the glutamate metabotropic receptor. Br.J.Pharmacol. 106 509 PMID: 1324071
Schulteet al (1994) Utilization of the resolved L-isomer of 2-amino-6-phosphohexanoic acid (L-AP6) as a selective agonist for a quisqualate-sensitized site in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons. Brain Res. 649 203 PMID: 7953634