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SML3651

Sigma-Aldrich

Deschloroclozapine

≥98% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

11-(4-Methyl-1-piperazinyl)-5H-dibenzo[b,e][1,4]diazepine, DCZ

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H20N4
CAS Number:
1977-07-7
Molecular Weight:
292.38
MDL number:
MFCD01730958
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
NACRES:
NA.21

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

white to beige

solubility

DMSO: 2 mg/mL, clear

storage temp.

2-8°C

Biochem/physiol Actions

Deschloroclozapine (DCZ) is a potent and selective DREADDs (Designer Receptors Exclusively Activated by Designer Drugs) agonist (hM3Dq/hM4Di Ki = 6.3/4.2 nM vs hM3/hM4 Ki = 230/210 nM; hM3Dq/hM4Di EC50 = 130/81 nM by celluar BRET assays) with much greater potency than CNO and C21. DCZ selectively stimulates DREADDs, but not non-DREADDs, cells (Ca2+ EC50 = 2.3 nM/hM3Dq, cAMP IC50 = 0.0048 nM/hM4Di, β-arrestin recruitment EC50 = 0.63 nM/hM3Dq & 0.048 nM/hM4Di). DCZ enhances neuronal activity in hM3Dq mice (1 μg/kg i.p.) & monkeys (1-3 μg/kg i.v.) and induces spatial working memory deficits in hM4Di monkeys (100 μg/kg i.m.) in vivo.

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Skull and crossbones
GHS06

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H301

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral

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

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Nicholas A Upright et al.
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 45(11), 1793-1798 (2020-03-21)
The most common chemogenetic neuromodulatory system, designer receptors exclusively activated by designer drugs (DREADDs), uses a non-endogenous actuator ligand to activate a modified muscarinic acetylcholine receptor that is insensitive to acetylcholine. It is crucial in studies using these systems to
Yuji Nagai et al.
Nature neuroscience, 23(9), 1157-1167 (2020-07-08)
The chemogenetic technology designer receptors exclusively activated by designer drugs (DREADDs) afford remotely reversible control of cellular signaling, neuronal activity and behavior. Although the combination of muscarinic-based DREADDs with clozapine-N-oxide (CNO) has been widely used, sluggish kinetics, metabolic liabilities and
Loris L Ferrari et al.
Journal of neuroscience methods, 380, 109679-109679 (2022-08-02)
Chemogenetics is a powerful tool to study the role of specific neuronal populations in physiology and diseases. Of particular interest, in mice, acute and specific activation of parafacial zone (PZ) GABAergic neurons expressing the Designer Receptors Activated by Designer Drugs

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