Chemical Name: 5-(2-Aminoethyl)-4-methylimidazole dihydrochloride
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Biological Activity
Potent, high affinity H4 receptor agonist (Ki = 7 nM) that displays > 100-fold selectivity over other human histamine receptor subtypes.
Technical Data
M. Wt
198.09
Formula
C6H11N3.2HCl
Storage
Desiccate at RT
CAS Number
36376-47-3
PubChem ID
215819
InChI Key
BVJIXYJOFWYOBL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Smiles
Cl.Cl.CC1=C(CCN)NC=N1
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Solubility Data
Solvent
Max Conc. mg/mL
Max Conc. mM
Solubility
water
246.8
50
Preparing Stock Solutions
The following data is based on the product molecular weight 198.09. 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
5.05 mL
25.24 mL
50.48 mL
5 mM
1.01 mL
5.05 mL
10.1 mL
10 mM
0.5 mL
2.52 mL
5.05 mL
50 mM
0.1 mL
0.5 mL
1.01 mL
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References
References are publications that support the products' biological activity.
Limet al (2005) Evaluation of histamine H1-, H2-, and H3-receptor ligands at the human histamine H4 receptor: identification of 4-methylhistamine as the first potent and selective H4 receptor agonist. J.Pharmacol.Exp.Ther. 314 1310 PMID: 15947036
Gbahouet al (2006) Compared pharmacology of human histamine H3 and H4 receptors: structure-activity relationships of histamine derivatives. Br.J.Pharmacol 147 74 PMID: