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M6546

Sigma-Aldrich

(±)-2-(p-Methoxyphenoxy)propionic acid

solid, ≥98%

Synonym(s):

PMP

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H12O4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
196.20
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352202
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77

product name

(±)-2-(p-Methoxyphenoxy)propionic acid, ≥98%

biological source

synthetic (organic)

Quality Level

Assay

≥98%

form

solid

SMILES string

COc1ccc(OC(C)C(O)=O)cc1

InChI

1S/C10H12O4/c1-7(10(11)12)14-9-5-3-8(13-2)4-6-9/h3-7H,1-2H3,(H,11,12)

InChI key

MIEKOFWWHVOKQX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

(±)-2-(p-Methoxyphenoxy)propionic acid may be used as a sweet taste receptor antagonist to study its effect on allulose-induced glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) secretion rats. It may also be used to study the response of the secretin tumor cell line (STC-1) to sweetener in the presence and absence of (±)-2-(p-methoxyphenoxy)propionic acid or lactisole.

Biochem/physiol Actions

As a taste modulator, the sodium salt inhibits the perception of sweetness in humans, but not in rats.

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Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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A Sclafani et al.
Physiology & behavior, 61(1), 25-29 (1997-01-01)
Cypha, propionic acid, 2-(4-methoxyphenol) salt, is a commercially available sweet taste inhibitor used in food products. The present study examined whether or not Cypha blocked the sweet taste response of rats. This was accomplished by measuring the consummatory response of
David E Lanfear et al.
JACC. Heart failure, 5(11), 823-832 (2017-11-04)
This study sought to derive and validate plasma metabolite associations with survival in heart failure (HF) patients. Profiling of plasma metabolites to predict the course of HF appears promising, but validation and incremental value of these profiles are less established. Patients
Paolo Tommasino et al.
Frontiers in neurorobotics, 11, 65-65 (2017-12-19)
A major challenge in robotics and computational neuroscience is relative to the posture/movement problem in presence of kinematic redundancy. We recently addressed this issue using a principled approach which, in conjunction with nonlinear inverse optimization, allowed capturing postural strategies such
Xiulian Li et al.
Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology, 43(3), 1220-1234 (2017-10-06)
Bleomycin is a clinically used anti-cancer drug that produces DNA breaks once inside of cells. However, bleomycin is a positively charged molecule and cannot get inside of cells by free diffusion. We previously reported that the cell surface negatively charged
Li-Chun Chen et al.
Food chemistry, 212, 768-777 (2016-07-05)
The biological functions of cell membranes strongly influence the binding and transport of molecular species. We developed STC-1 cell line stably expressing the sweet taste receptor (T1R2/T1R3), and explored the possible correlation between sweeteners and membrane dipole potential of STC-1

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