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Sigma-Aldrich

Cromakalim

Synonym(s):

(±)-trans-6-Cyano-3,4-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-4-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)-2H-1-benzopyran-3-ol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C16H18N2O3
CAS Number:
94470-67-4
Molecular Weight:
286.33
MDL number:
MFCD00133201
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24891962
NACRES:
NA.77

form

powder

Quality Level

200

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CC1(C)Oc2ccc(cc2[C@H]([C@@H]1O)N3CCCC3=O)C#N

InChI

1S/C16H18N2O3/c1-16(2)15(20)14(18-7-3-4-13(18)19)11-8-10(9-17)5-6-12(11)21-16/h5-6,8,14-15,20H,3-4,7H2,1-2H3/t14-,15+/m1/s1

InChI key

TVZCRIROJQEVOT-CABCVRRESA-N

Gene Information

rat ... Kcna1(24520) , Kcnj1(24521) , Kcnj5(29713) , Kcnj8(25472)

Application

Cromakalim has been used:
  • as a potassium channel agonist to study its response to an acute increase in downstream pressure in rat lymphatic vessels.
  • as a potassium channel opener to study its effects on the release of transmitters from adrenergic nerves in rat vas deferens.
  • as a potassium channel activator to study its effects on the release of transmitters from purinergic and cholinergic nerves in the rat detrusor muscle.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Cromakalim is an activator of the potassium channel. It is involved in the relaxation of the vascular smooth muscles. Cromakalim exhibits anti-hypertensive activity.

Features and Benefits

This compound is featured on the Potassium Channels page of the Handbook of Receptor Classification and Signal Transduction. To browse other handbook pages, click here.

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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E Grana et al.
European journal of pharmacology, 319(1), 57-64 (1997-01-14)
The present study was carried out to look at the influence of the K+ channel opener cromakalim, compared with suramin and prazosin, on the contractile response evoked by single-pulse field stimulation and exogenous agonists in epididymal and prostatic portions of
Xavier Florence et al.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 19(13), 3919-3928 (2011-06-15)
The synthesis of different series of 4- and 6-substituted R/S-3,4-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-2H-1-benzopyrans is described. All of these new benzopyran derivatives were bearing, at the 4-position, a phenylthiourea moiety substituted on the phenyl ring by a meta or a para-electron-withdrawing group such as
W Spinelli et al.
European journal of pharmacology, 179(3), 243-252 (1990-04-25)
The cardiac electrophysiologic effects of the potassium channel activators cromakalim, pinacidil and nicorandil were determined in anesthetized open-chest normotensive dogs using conventional surface electrogram recording techniques. Intravenous administration of cromakalim (0.025-0.5 mg/kg), pinacidil (0.1-2.0 mg/kg) and nicorandil (0.1-2.5 mg/kg) produced
BRL 34915 (cromakalim) activates ATP-sensitive K+ current in cardiac muscle
Sanguinetti M C, et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 85(21), 8360-8364 (1988)
Cromakalim blocks the purinergic response evoked in rat vas deferens by single-pulse electrical stimulation
Grana E, et al.
European Journal of Pharmacology, 319(1), 57-64 (1997)
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