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Sigma-Aldrich

3-Amino-1-propanesulfonic acid

97%

Synonym(s):

3APS, Homotaurine, Tramiprosate

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Linear Formula:
H2N(CH2)3SO3H
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
139.17
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

97%

form

solid

mp

293 °C (dec.) (lit.)

SMILES string

NCCCS(O)(=O)=O

InChI

1S/C3H9NO3S/c4-2-1-3-8(5,6)7/h1-4H2,(H,5,6,7)

InChI key

SNKZJIOFVMKAOJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Important gabamimetic agent-evokes neurological responses similar to those elicited by γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA).

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

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 comparison of the effects of GABA, 3-aminopropanesulphonic acid and imidazoleacetic acid on the frog spinal cord.
A Nistri et al.
Neuropharmacology, 17(1), 13-19 (1978-01-01)
Riv. Farmacol. Ter., 7, 155-155 (1976)
Francine Gervais et al.
Neurobiology of aging, 28(4), 537-547 (2006-05-06)
Amyloid beta-peptide (Abeta) is a major constituent of senile plaques in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Neurotoxicity results from the conformational transition of Abeta from random-coil to beta-sheet and its oligomerization. Among a series of ionic compounds able to interact with soluble
P S Aisen et al.
Neurology, 67(10), 1757-1763 (2006-11-04)
As a potential disease-modifying treatment for Alzheimer disease (AD), 3-amino-1-propanesulfonic acid (3APS) is a compound that binds to amyloid beta (Abeta), a toxic protein known to aggregate, leading to amyloid plaque deposition in the brain. We assessed the safety, tolerability
Chem. Abstr., 86, 25685r-25685r (1977)

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