FG 7142

Name: FG 7142
Brand: Tocris Bioscience
SKU: 0554

Tocris Bioscience, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # 0554

Citations (38)

COA / SDS

Benzodiazepine inverse agonist

Key Product Details

Description:	Benzodiazepine inverse agonist
Chemical Name:	N-Methyl-β-carboline-3-carboxamide
Purity:	≥99% (HPLC)
Molecular Weight:	225.25

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Biological Activity for FG 7142

FG 7142 is a benzodiazepine inverse agonist and anxiogenic agent. Increases tyrosine hydroxylation and causes upregulation of β-adrenoceptors in mouse cerebral cortex.

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Technical Data for FG 7142

M. Wt	225.25
Formula	C₁₃H₁₁N₃O
Storage	Store at RT
Purity	≥99% (HPLC)
CAS Number	78538-74-6
PubChem ID	4375
InChi Key	QMCOPDWHWYSJSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Smiles	CNC(=O)C1=CC2=C(NC3=C2C=CC=C3)C=N1

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Solubility for FG 7142

	Solvent	Max Conc. mg/mL	Max Conc. mM
Solubility
	1eq. HCl	16.89	75
	DMSO	22.52	100

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The following data is based on the product molecular weight 225.25.

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Concentration / Solvent Volume / Mass	1 mg	5 mg	10 mg
1 mM	4.44 mL	22.20 mL	44.40 mL
5 mM	0.89 mL	4.44 mL	8.88 mL
10 mM	0.44 mL	2.22 mL	4.44 mL
50 mM	0.09 mL	0.44 mL	0.89 mL

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References for FG 7142

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

Wettstei Behavioural studies with the β-carboline FG 7142 combined with related drugs in monkeys. Eur.J.Pharmacol. 1989 PMID: 2498110
Knorr The anxiogenic β-carboline FG-7142 increases in vivo and in vitro tyrosine hydroxylation in the prefrontal cortex. Brain Res. 1989 PMID: 2765936
Stanford A single dose of FG 7142 causes long term increases in mouse cortical β-adrenoceptors. Eur.J.Pharmacol. 1987 PMID: 3032657
Donner Evidence for an excitatory action of benzodiazepine receptor inverse agonist FG 7142 on C-fibre afferents. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch.Pharmacol. 1989 PMID: 2478895