7-Chlorokynurenic acid

Name: 7-Chlorokynurenic acid
Brand: Tocris Bioscience
SKU: 0237

Tocris Bioscience, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # 0237

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COA / SDS

Potent competitive inhibitor of L-glutamate uptake

Key Product Details

Description:	Potent competitive inhibitor of L-glutamate uptake
Chemical Name:	7-Chloro-4-hydroxyquinoline-2-carboxylic acid
Purity:	≥98% (HPLC)
Molecular Weight:	223.62

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Technical Data
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Biological Activity for 7-Chlorokynurenic acid

7-Chlorokynurenic acid is an NMDA receptor antagonist acting at the glycine site. Potent competitive inhibitor of L-glutamate transport into synaptic vesicles.

Sodium Salt also available.

Compound Libraries for 7-Chlorokynurenic acid

7-Chlorokynurenic acid is also offered as part of the Tocriscreen 2.0 Max. Find out more about compound libraries available from Tocris.

Technical Data for 7-Chlorokynurenic acid

M. Wt	223.62
Formula	C₁₀H₆ClNO₃
Storage	Store at RT
Purity	≥98% (HPLC)
CAS Number	18000-24-3
PubChem ID	1884
InChi Key	UAWVRVFHMOSAPU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Smiles	OC(=O)C1=CC(O)=C2C=CC(Cl)=CC2=N1

The technical data provided above is for guidance only. For batch specific data refer to the Certificate of Analysis.

Tocris products are intended for laboratory research use only, unless stated otherwise.

Solubility for 7-Chlorokynurenic acid

	Solvent	Max Conc. mg/mL	Max Conc. mM
Solubility
Solubility	DMSO	22.36	100

Preparing Stock Solutions for 7-Chlorokynurenic acid

The following data is based on the product molecular weight 223.62.

Batch specific molecular weights may vary from batch to batch due to the degree of hydration, which will affect the solvent volumes required to prepare stock solutions.

Concentration / Solvent Volume / Mass	1 mg	5 mg	10 mg
1 mM	4.47 mL	22.36 mL	44.72 mL
5 mM	0.89 mL	4.47 mL	8.94 mL
10 mM	0.45 mL	2.24 mL	4.47 mL
50 mM	0.09 mL	0.45 mL	0.89 mL

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References for 7-Chlorokynurenic acid

References are publications that support the biological activity of the product.

Donald Characterization of [³H]-glycine binding to a modulatory site within the NMDA receptor complex from rat brain. Br.J.Pharmacol.
Kemp 7-Chlorokynurenic acid is a selective antagonist of the glycine modulatory site of the NMDA receptor complex. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.U.S.A. 1988 PMID: 2842779
Kretschmer Behavioral and neurochemical actions of the strychnine-insensitive glycine receptor antagonist, 7-chlorokynurenate, in rats. Eur.J.Pharmacol. 1995 PMID: 7498252
Bartlett Substituted quinolines as inhibitors of L-glutamate transport into synaptic vesicles. Neuropharmacology 1998 PMID: 9776380