Kainic acid - Moligand™, ≥98% , CAS No.487-79-6

CAS: 487-79-6 Cat. No.: K303803 Molecular Weight: 213.233

GRADE & PURITY Moligand™, ≥98%

Synonyms

Acide kainique | Digenic acid | Helminal | L-alpha-Kainic acid | Kainsaeure | Digenin | Acidum kainicum | Kainate | Acido kainico | Digensaeure | (2s,3s,4s)-3-(carboxymethyl)-4-(prop-1-en-2-yl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylicacid

Storage

Store at -20°C,Argon charged

Shipped In

Ice chest + Ice pads

Overview

Application

(-)-α-Kainic Acid is a naturally occurring neuroexcitatory chemical that is an selective agonist for a subtype of ionotropic glutamate receptor. Administration of (-)-α-Kainic Acid has been shown to increase production of reactive oxygen species, mitochondrial dysfunction, and apoptosis in neurons in many regions of the brain, particularly in the hippocampal subregions and in the hilus of dentate gyrus.

Specifications

Synonyms

Acide kainique | Digenic acid | Helminal | L-alpha-Kainic acid | Kainsaeure | Digenin | Acidum kainicum | Kainate | Acido kainico | Digensaeure | (2s, 3s, 4s)-3-(carboxymethyl)-4-(prop-1-en-2-yl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylicacid

Specifications & Purity

Moligand™, ≥98%

Biochemical and Physiological Mechanisms

Prototypic agonist at the kainate class of ionotropic glutamate receptors. Potent excitant and neurotoxin, used to model epilepsy and neurodegenerative states. Also available in Kit(s): Ionotropic agonists.

Storage

Store at -20°C, Argon charged

Shipped In

Ice chest + Ice pads

This product requires cold chain shipping. Ground and other economy services are not available.

Grade

Moligand™

Note

This product is supplied in one (or more) pack size which is freeze dried. Therefore the contents may not be readily visible, as they can coat the bottom or walls of the vial. Please see our FAQs and information page for more details on handling. Wherever possible, you should prepare and use solutions on the same day. However, if you need to make up stock solutions in advance, we recommend that you store the solution as aliquots in tightly sealed vials at -20°C. Generally, these will be useable for up to one month. Before use, and prior to opening the vial we recommend that you allow your product to equilibrate to room temperature for at least 1 hour. Refer to SDS for further information Need more advice on solubility, usage and handling? Please visit our frequently asked questions (FAQ) page for more details.

Purity

≥98%

Names and Identifiers

• Canonical Smiles: CC(=C)C1CNC(C1CC(=O)O)C(=O)O
• IUPAC Name: (2S,3S,4S)-3-(carboxymethyl)-4-prop-1-en-2-ylpyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid
• InChIKey: VLSMHEGGTFMBBZ-OOZYFLPDSA-N
• INCHI: 1S/C10H15NO4/c1-5(2)7-4-11-9(10(14)15)6(7)3-8(12)13/h6-7,9,11H,1,3-4H2,2H3,(H,12,13)(H,14,15)/t6-,7+,9-/m0/s1
• Isomeric SMILES: CC(=C)[C@H]1CN[C@@H]([C@H]1CC(=O)O)C(=O)O
• Molecular Weight: 213.233
• Reaxy-Rn: 202226
• Reaxys-RN_link_address: https://www.reaxys.com/reaxys/secured/hopinto.do?context=S&query=IDE.XRN=202226&ln=

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomy Tree

• Kingdom Organic compounds
  • Superclass Organic acids and derivatives
    • Class Carboxylic acids and derivatives
      • Subclass Amino acids, peptides, and analogues
        • Level5 Amino acids and derivatives
          • Level6 Kainoids

• Kingdom: Organic compounds
• Superclass: Organic acids and derivatives
• Class: Carboxylic acids and derivatives
• Subclass: Amino acids, peptides, and analogues
• Intermediate Tree Nodes: Amino acids and derivatives
• Direct Parent: Kainoids
• Alternative Parents: Proline and derivatives L-alpha-amino acids Pyrrolidine carboxylic acids Dicarboxylic acids and derivatives Amino acids Dialkylamines Carboxylic acids Azacyclic compounds Organopnictogen compounds Organic oxides Hydrocarbon derivatives Carbonyl compounds
• Molecular Framework: Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compounds
• Substituents: Kainoid skeleton - Proline or derivatives - Alpha-amino acid - Alpha-amino acid or derivatives - L-alpha-amino acid - Pyrrolidine carboxylic acid - Pyrrolidine carboxylic acid or derivatives - Dicarboxylic acid or derivatives - Pyrrolidine - Amino acid - Carboxylic acid - Secondary aliphatic amine - Azacycle - Organoheterocyclic compound - Secondary amine - Organonitrogen compound - Organic oxide - Organopnictogen compound - Organic nitrogen compound - Organooxygen compound - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organic oxygen compound - Amine - Carbonyl group - Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compound
• Description: This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as kainoids. These are non-proteigenous amino acids with a structure characterized by the presence of a pyrrolidine ring bearing two dicarboxylic acid groups.
• External Descriptors: Amino acids and peptides

Data sources

1. Djoumbou Feunang Y, Eisner R, Knox C, Chepelev L, Hastings J, Owen G, Fahy E, Steinbeck C, Subramanian S, Bolton E, Greiner R, and Wishart DS. ClassyFire: Automated Chemical Classification With A Comprehensive, Computable Taxonomy. Journal of Cheminformatics, 2016, 8:61.

DOI: 10.1186/s13321-016-0174-y

Associated Targets(Human)

GRIK4 Tclin Glutamate receptor ionotropic, kainate 4 (0 Activities)

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GRIK5 Tclin Glutamate receptor ionotropic, kainate 5 (3 Activities)

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GRIK1 Tclin Glutamate receptor ionotropic, kainate 1 (3 Activities)

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GRIK2 Tclin Glutamate receptor ionotropic, kainate 2 (5 Activities)

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GRIK3 Tclin Glutamate receptor ionotropic, kainate 3 (3 Activities)

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ACHE Tclin Acetylcholinesterase (18204 Activities)

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GRIN1 Tclin Glutamate (NMDA) receptor subunit zeta 1 (122 Activities)

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GRIA3 Tclin Glutamate receptor ionotropic, AMPA 3 (127 Activities)

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GRM6 Tchem Metabotropic glutamate receptor 6 (361 Activities)

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GRIA1 Tclin Glutamate receptor ionotropic, AMPA 1 (277 Activities)

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ALDH1A1 Tchem Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A1 (77053 Activities)

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GRIA2 Tclin Glutamate receptor ionotropic, AMPA 2 (847 Activities)

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GRIK3 Tclin Glutamate receptor ionotropic kainate 3 (50 Activities)

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GRM5 Tchem Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (5733 Activities)

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GRIK5 Tclin Glutamate receptor ionotropic kainate 5 (45 Activities)

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GRIK1 Tclin Glutamate receptor ionotropic kainate 1 (340 Activities)

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U2OS (164939 Activities)

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POLK Tbio DNA polymerase kappa (8653 Activities)

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KDM4A Tchem Lysine-specific demethylase 4A (52245 Activities)

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EHMT2 Tchem Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase, H3 lysine-9 specific 3 (93046 Activities)

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TDP1 Tchem Tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 1 (345557 Activities)

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LMNA Tbio Prelamin-A/C (36751 Activities)

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BLM Tchem Bloom syndrome protein (4248 Activities)

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HPGD Tchem 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase [NAD+] (24926 Activities)

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GMNN Tbio Geminin (128009 Activities)

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SLCO1B1 Tchem Solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 1B1 (2672 Activities)

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CBX1 Tbio Chromobox protein homolog 1 (92434 Activities)

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SLCO1B3 Tchem Solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 1B3 (2517 Activities)

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IDH1 Tclin Isocitrate dehydrogenase [NADP] cytoplasmic (40980 Activities)

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MEN1 Tchem Menin/Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase MLL (48157 Activities)

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GRIK1 Tclin Glutamate receptor ionotropic kainate (68 Activities)

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HEK-293T (167025 Activities)

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KPNB1 Tbio Importin subunit beta-1/Snurportin-1 (25097 Activities)

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Associated Targets(non-human)

Hdac6 Histone deacetylase 6 (222 Activities)

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Gria4 Glutamate receptor ionotropic, AMPA 4 (112 Activities)

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Grik2 Glutamate receptor ionotropic kainate 2 (298 Activities)

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Slc1a2 Excitatory amino acid transporter 2 (39 Activities)

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Grik4 Glutamate receptor ionotropic kainate 4 (2 Activities)

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Trypanosoma cruzi (99888 Activities)

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Mus musculus (284745 Activities)

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Rattus norvegicus (775804 Activities)

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GCN5 Histone acetyltransferase GCN5 (89 Activities)

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rep Replicase polyprotein 1ab (378 Activities)

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pfk 6-phospho-1-fructokinase (7870 Activities)

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Txnrd1 Thioredoxin reductase 1, cytoplasmic (45279 Activities)

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BCHE Cholinesterase (8742 Activities)

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Hippocampus (57 Activities)

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Rorc Nuclear receptor ROR-gamma (89407 Activities)

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ffp 4'-phosphopantetheinyl transferase ffp (24982 Activities)

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FTL Ferritin light chain (43324 Activities)

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nfo Endonuclease 4 (425 Activities)

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Grin1 Glutamate NMDA receptor (6467 Activities)

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Gria2 Glutamate receptor ionotropic, AMPA (2103 Activities)

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Grik1 Glutamate receptor ionotropic, kainate (722 Activities)

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Gria2 Glutamate receptor AMPA 1/2 (4 Activities)

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Mechanisms of Action

Chemical and Physical Properties

• Sensitivity: Hygroscopic
• Melt Point(°C): 251°C
• Molecular Weight: 213.230 g/mol
• XLogP3: -1.800
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 3
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 5
• Rotatable Bond Count: 4
• Exact Mass: 213.1 Da
• Monoisotopic Mass: 213.1 Da
• Topological Polar Surface Area: 86.600 Ų
• Heavy Atom Count: 15
• Formal Charge: 0
• Complexity: 300.000
• Isotope Atom Count: 0
• Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 3
• Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• The total count of all stereochemical bonds: 0
• Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 1

References

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