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Bis(cyclohexanone)oxaldihydrazone

≥95% purity (TLC), powder

Synonym(s):

Cuprizon, Cuprizone, Oxalic acid bis(cyclohexylidenehydrazide)

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C14H22N4O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
278.35
Beilstein:
2388004
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.47

product name

Bis(cyclohexanone)oxaldihydrazone, ≥95% (TLC)

Quality Level

Assay

≥95% (TLC)

form

powder

color

white/clear to off-white

mp

210-214 °C (lit.)

solubility

acetic acid: 50 mg/mL, colorless to very faintly brown

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

O=C(N\N=C1\CCCCC1)C(=O)N\N=C2/CCCCC2

InChI

1S/C14H22N4O2/c19-13(17-15-11-7-3-1-4-8-11)14(20)18-16-12-9-5-2-6-10-12/h1-10H2,(H,17,19)(H,18,20)

InChI key

DSRJIHMZAQEUJV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

  • Bis(cyclohexanone)oxaldihydrazone (Cuprizone) has been used in mice to study the effect of NG2 (neural/glial antigen 2) proteoglycan on toxic-induced demyelination.
  • It has been used to induce demyelination in mice.
  • It has been used to study cuprizone-induced demyelination and remyelination in the corpus callosum of mice.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Bis(cyclohexanone)oxaldihydrazone (Cuprizone) is a copper chelator. It results in oligodendroglial cell death, thereby leading to demyelination, astrogliosis and microglia activation. Cuprizone is widely used to study mitochondrial dysfunction-associated primary demyelination and remyelination in the corpus callosum.

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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Cortical demyelination is prominent in the murine cuprizone model and is strain-dependent.
Skripuletz T, et al.
The American Journal of Pathology, 172, 1053-1061 (2008)
Demyelination and remyelination in anatomically distinct regions of the corpus callosum following cuprizone intoxication.
Steelman AJ, et al.
Neuroscience Research, 72, 32-42 (2012)
Galanin transgenic mice with elevated circulating galanin levels alleviate demyelination in a cuprizone-induced MS mouse model.
Zhang L, et al.
PLoS ONE, 7, e33901-e33901 (2012)
Tim Clarner et al.
Glia, 60(10), 1468-1480 (2012-06-13)
In multiple sclerosis (MS), gray matter pathology is characterized by less pronounced inflammation when compared with white matter lesions. Although regional differences in the cytoarchitecture may account for these differences, the amount of myelin debris in the cortex during a
Thomas Skripuletz et al.
Brain : a journal of neurology, 136(Pt 1), 147-167 (2012-12-26)
Recent evidence suggests that astrocytes play an important role in regulating de- and remyelination in multiple sclerosis. The role of astrocytes is controversial, and both beneficial as well as detrimental effects are being discussed. We performed loss-of-function studies based on

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