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Kynurenic acid

≥98% (HPLC), powder, NMDA receptor antagonist

Kynurenic acid

Synonym(s):

4-Hydroxyquinoline-2-carboxylic acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H7NO3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
189.17
NACRES:
NA.77
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
EC Number:
207-751-5
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
147451
Assay:
≥98%
Form:
powder
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Product Name

Kynurenic acid, ≥98%

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assay

≥98%

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powder

mp

275 °C (dec.) (lit.)

SMILES string

OC(=O)c1cc(O)c2ccccc2n1

InChI

1S/C10H7NO3/c12-9-5-8(10(13)14)11-7-4-2-1-3-6(7)9/h1-5H,(H,11,12)(H,13,14)

InChI key

HCZHHEIFKROPDY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Kynurenic acid has been used as a constituent in dissection saline solution for embryonic cerebral cortical cells and human primary astrocytes. It has also been used as a medium supplement for murine intestinal epithelial cell line, MODE-K and induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived neurons cells.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Kynurenic acid (KynA) is a non-selective antagonist of N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA), α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) and kainate receptors. It blocks kainic acid neurotoxicity. Kynurenic acid also blocks nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. It is a by-product of tryptophan catabolic pathway. Kynurenic acid is a neuromodulator and controls the levels of glutamate, dopamine, acetylcholine and α-aminobutyric acid (GABA). KynA controls neuroendocrine functions and altered levels of KynA is a potential marker in depression, schizophrenia Alzheimer′s and Huntington′s diseases.[1] Normal levels of KynA in the brain is crucial for the cognitive function.[2]

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Gene Information

human ... CHRNA1(1134), CHRNA10(57053), CHRNA2(1135), CHRNA3(1136), CHRNA4(1137), CHRNA5(1138), CHRNA6(8973), CHRNA7(1139), CHRNA9(55584), CHRNB1(1140), CHRNB2(1141), CHRNB3(1142), CHRNB4(1143), GRIA3(2892), GRIA4(2893), GRIK1(2897), GRIK2(2898), GRIK3(2899), GRIK4(2900), GRIK5(2901), GUCA2A(2980), GUCA2B(2981), NGFR(4804), SLC23A2(9962)
rat ... Gria1(50592), Grik1(29559), Grin2a(24409)

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

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WGK 3

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Not applicable

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Not applicable

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  1. Do you have any recommendations for storage after reconstitution of the product?

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    1. This product may be stored for several days at 4 °C. The product has not been evaluated for long term freezer storage. However, other sources note that stock solutions of kynurenic acid at 100 mM, initially prepared with 5 M NaOH and subsequently diluted with saline and the pH adjusted with 2 N HCl, may be stored at -20 °C. This information has not been validated. Please see the link below to review the product datasheet:
      https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/deepweb/assets/sigmaaldrich/product/documents/231/908/k3375pis.pdf

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