Ibotenic acid

Name: Ibotenic acid
Brand: Tocris Bioscience
SKU: 0285

Tocris Bioscience, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # 0285

Citations (97)

COA / SDS

NMDA agonist; also non selective mGlu agonist

Key Product Details

Description:	NMDA agonist; also non selective mGlu agonist
Chemical Name:	α-Amino-(3-hydroxy-5-isoxazolyl)acetic acid
Purity:	≥98% (HPLC)
Molecular Weight:	158.11

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Technical Data
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Biological Activity for Ibotenic acid

Ibotenic acid is a NMDA and metabotropic glutamate receptor agonist.

Technical Data for Ibotenic acid

M. Wt	158.11
Formula	C₅H₆N₂O₄
Storage	Store at -20°C
Purity	≥98% (HPLC)
CAS Number	2552-55-8
PubChem ID	1233
InChi Key	IRJCBFDCFXCWGO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Smiles	NC(C(O)=O)C1=CC(O)=NO1

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 Ibotenic acid

	Solvent	Max Conc. mg/mL	Max Conc. mM
Solubility
	water	1.58	10
	1.1eq. NaOH	15.81	100

Preparing Stock Solutions for Ibotenic acid

The following data is based on the product molecular weight 158.11.

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Concentration / Solvent Volume / Mass	1 mg	5 mg	10 mg
1 mM	6.32 mL	31.62 mL	63.25 mL
5 mM	1.26 mL	6.32 mL	12.65 mL
10 mM	0.63 mL	3.16 mL	6.32 mL
50 mM	0.13 mL	0.63 mL	1.26 mL

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References for Ibotenic acid

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

Watkins and Evans Excitatory amino acid transmitters. Annu.Rev.Pharmacol.Toxicol. 1981 PMID: 6112965
Nakanishi Molecular diversity of glutamate receptors and implications for brain functions. Science 1992 PMID: 1329206
Pin and Duvoisin The metabotropic glutamate receptors: structure and functions. Neuropharmacology 1995 PMID: 7623957
Johnston Central actions of ibotenic acid and muscimol. Biochem.Pharmacol. 1968 PMID: 5752907