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1(S),9(R)-(−)-Bicuculline methchloride

≥97% (HPLC), powder

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Linear Formula:
C21H20NO6Cl
CAS Number:
38641-83-7
Molecular Weight:
417.84
MDL number:
MFCD00055233
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
329773300
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥97% (HPLC)

form

powder

solubility

H2O: >10 mg/mL

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

[Cl-].C[N+]1(C)CCc2cc3OCOc3cc2[C@H]1[C@@H]4OC(=O)c5c6OCOc6ccc45

InChI

1S/C21H20NO6.ClH/c1-22(2)6-5-11-7-15-16(26-9-25-15)8-13(11)18(22)19-12-3-4-14-20(27-10-24-14)17(12)21(23)28-19;/h3-4,7-8,18-19H,5-6,9-10H2,1-2H3;1H/q+1;/p-1/t18-,19+;/m0./s1

InChI key

RLJKFAMYSYWMND-GRTNUQQKSA-M

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Biochem/physiol Actions

1(S),9(R)-(−)-Bicuculline methchloride is a GABAA receptor antagonist, which blocks Ca2+-activated potassium (SK) channels.

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Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

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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C M van Rijn et al.
Journal of receptor and signal transduction research, 15(6), 787-800 (1995-07-01)
Interactions of GABA, bicuculline methochloride and diazepam with [3H]TBOB binding to rat brain membranes were evaluated in vitro. GABA displaced [3H]TBOB binding with and IC50 of 4 microM and a slope factor near unity. The competitive GABA antagonist bicuculline methochloride
K Gottmann et al.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 17(8), 2766-2774 (1997-04-15)
Subunit composition of subsynaptic transmitter receptors is controlled presynaptically in the developing neuromuscular junction. To investigate presynaptic regulation of NMDA receptor subunit composition in the CNS, we co-cultured different types of hippocampal explants with dissociated target neurons. Postsynaptic NMDA receptors
B Pfleger et al.
Experimental brain research, 104(1), 81-88 (1995-01-01)
The influence of GABAA receptors on orientation selectivity of cat complex cells was tested by iontophoresis of the GABAA receptor blockers bicuculline and N-methyl-bicuculline while stimulating with drifting sinusoidal gratings. Reduction of orientation tuning was markedly less than reported in
M Müller et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 90(1), 257-261 (1993-01-01)
The morphological and functional consequences of epileptic activity were investigated by applying the convulsants bicuculline and/or picrotoxin to mature rat hippocampal slice cultures. After 3 days, some cells in all hippocampal subfields showed signs of degeneration, including swollen somata, vacuolation
Y Katz et al.
Brain research, 646(2), 235-241 (1994-05-23)
We examined the interactions of D,L-laudanosine, a potentially epileptogenic metabolite of the neuromuscular relaxant atracurium besylate, with gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and opioid binding sites, all of which have been implicated in seizure activity. Laudanosine was almost ineffective at [3H]muscimol binding
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