L-Quisqualic acid

Tocris Bioscience, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # 0188

AMPA agonist; also group I mGlu agonist
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Description

AMPA agonist; also group I mGlu agonist

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Product Description

L-Quisqualic acid is a glutamate receptor agonist acting at AMPA receptors and metabotropic glutamate receptors positively linked to phosphoinositide hydrolysis. L-Quisqualic acid sensitizes neurons in hippocampus to depolarization by L-AP6 (the so called 'quis' effect).

Product Specifications

Molecular Weight

189.13

Formula

C5H7N3O5

Storage

Store at RT

Purity

≥99% (HPLC)

Chemical Name

(L)-(+)-α-Amino-3,5-dioxo-1,2,4-oxadiazolidine-2-propanoic acid

CAS Number

52809-07-1

PubChem ID

40539

InChI Key

ASNFTDCKZKHJSW-REOHCLBHSA-N

SMILES

O=C1N(C[C@]([H])(N)C(O)=O)OC(N1)=O

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

Solubility

Solvent Max Conc. mg/mL Max Conc. mM
Solubility
water 1.89 10
1eq. NaOH 18.91 100

Preparing Stock Solutions for L-Quisqualic acid

The following data is based on the product molecular weight 189.13

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Concentration / Solvent Volume / Mass 1 mg 5 mg 10 mg
1 mM 5.29 mL 26.44 mL 52.87 mL
5 mM 1.06 mL 5.29 mL 10.57 mL
10 mM 0.53 mL 2.64 mL 5.29 mL
50 mM 0.11 mL 0.53 mL 1.06 mL

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Product Documents for L-Quisqualic acid

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Product Specific Notices for L-Quisqualic acid

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