2-Phenylmelatonin

Name: 2-Phenylmelatonin
Brand: tocris
SKU: 0680

Catalog # 0680

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Description:	Potent melatonin agonist
Chemical Name:	N-[2-(5-Methoxy-2-phenylindol-3-yl)ethyl]acetamide
Purity:	≥98% (HPLC)
Molecular Weight:	308.38

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Biological Activity

Highly potent melatonin agonist; displays higher affinity and greater potency than melatonin itself. The EC₅₀ values for G protein activation in MT₁ and MT₂-transfected cells are 65 and 58 pM respectively.

Technical Data

M. Wt	308.38
Formula	C₁₉H₂₀N₂O₂
Storage	Desiccate at +4°C
Purity	≥98% (HPLC)
CAS Number	151889-03-1
PubChem ID	4018512
InChi Key	OFCLARYYBGKCHN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Smiles	COC1=CC=C2NC(=C(CCNC(C)=O)C2=C1)C1=CC=CC=C1

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	Solvent	Max Conc. mg/mL	Max Conc. mM
Solubility
	ethanol	30.84	100
	DMSO	30.84	100

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Concentration / Solvent Volume / Mass	1 mg	5 mg	10 mg
1 mM	3.24 mL	16.21 mL	32.43 mL
5 mM	0.65 mL	3.24 mL	6.49 mL
10 mM	0.32 mL	1.62 mL	3.24 mL
50 mM	0.06 mL	0.32 mL	0.65 mL

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References

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

Nonno Pharmacological characterization of the human melatonin Mel_1a receptor following stable transfection into NIH3T3 cells. Br.J.Pharmacol. 1998 PMID: 9647472
Nonno Ligand efficacy and potency at recombinant human MT₂ melatonin receptors: evidence for agonist activity of some mt₁-antagonists. Br.J.Pharmacol. 1999 PMID: 10455277
Spadoni 2-Substituted 5-methoxy-N-acetyltryptamines: synthesis, binding affinity for the melatonin receptor, and evaluation of the biological activity. J.Med.Chem. 1993 PMID: 8258829

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Citations are publications that use Bio-Techne products. Selected citations for 2-Phenylmelatonin include:

Stauch et al. (2019) Structural basis of ligand recognition at the human MT₁ melatonin receptor Nature. 569:284
PMID: 31019306
Johansson et al. (2019) XFEL structures of the human MT₂ melatonin receptor reveal the basis of subtype selectivity. Nature. 569:289
PMID: 31019305
Akoume et al. (2019) A Differential Hypofunctionality of Gαi Proteins Occurs in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis and Correlates with the Risk of Disease Progression. Sci Rep. 9:10074
PMID: 31296888

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