2-Iodomelatonin

Name: 2-Iodomelatonin
Brand: Tocris Bioscience
SKU: 0737

Tocris Bioscience, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # 0737

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High affinity melatonin agonist

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0737 has been discontinued. View all Melatonin (MT) Receptor Agonists products.

Key Product Details

Description:	High affinity melatonin agonist
Chemical Name:	N-[2-(2-Iodo-5-methoxyindol-3-yl)ethyl]acetamide
Purity:	≥98% (HPLC)
Molecular Weight:	358.18

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Biological Activity for 2-Iodomelatonin

2-Iodomelatonin is a potent melatonin agonist (pK_i values are 10.55 and 9.87 at human recombinant MT₁ and MT₂ receptors respectively). 2-[¹²⁵I]-iodomelatonin has been used to identify, characterize and localize melatonin binding sites in the brain and peripheral tissues.

Technical Data for 2-Iodomelatonin

M. Wt	358.18
Formula	C₁₃H₁₅IN₂O₂
Storage	Store at -20°C
Purity	≥98% (HPLC)
CAS Number	93515-00-5
PubChem ID	115348
InChi Key	FJDDSMSDZHURBJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Smiles	COC1=CC=C2NC(I)=C(CCNC(C)=O)C2=C1

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References for 2-Iodomelatonin

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

Dubocovich and Takahashi Use of 2-[¹²⁵l]-iodomelatonin to characterize melatonin sites in chicken retina. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.U.S.A. 1987 PMID: 3035559
Suiciak Quantitative pharmacological analysis of 2-[¹²⁵l]-iodomelatonin binding sites in discrete areas of the chicken brain. J.Neurosci. 1991 PMID: 1652626
Browning Pharmacological characterization of human recombinant melatonin mt₁ and MT₂ receptors. Br.J.Pharmacol. 2000 PMID: 10696085

2-Iodomelatonin

Tocris Bioscience, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # 0737

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