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CNQX disodium salt hydrate

≥98% (HPLC), solid

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Synonym(s):
6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione disodium salt hydrate
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C9H2N4Na2O4 · xH2O
CAS Number:
115066-14-3
Molecular Weight:
276.12 (anhydrous basis)
MDL number:
MFCD09953908
PubChem Substance ID:
24277972
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

solid

storage condition

protect from light

color

orange to red

solubility

H2O: >2 mg/mL (warmed)

SMILES string

O.[Na+].[Na+].[O-]c1nc2cc(C#N)c(cc2nc1[O-])[N+]([O-])=O

InChI

1S/C9H4N4O4.2Na.H2O/c10-3-4-1-5-6(2-7(4)13(16)17)12-9(15)8(14)11-5;;;/h1-2H,(H,11,14)(H,12,15);;;1H2/q;2*+1;/p-2

InChI key

LCDWHGXMFAZHEO-UHFFFAOYSA-L

Gene Information

human ... ADORA1(134) , ADORA2A(135) , ADORA2B(136) , ADORA3(140) , GRIA1(2890) , GRIA2(2891) , GRIA3(2892) , GRIA4(2893)

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Application

CNQX disodium salt hydrate has been used as:
  • as a competitive non-NMDA receptor antagonist and competitive AMPA/kainate receptor antagonist in neuronal cultures(110)
  • as a glutamatergic blockers for measuring inhibitory postsynaptic currents in projection neurons(111)
  • as a AMPA glutamate receptor antagonist prefrontal cortex neurons(112)

Biochem/physiol Actions

CNQX(6-cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dioneis) is a potent, competitive AMPA/kainate receptor antagonist. It is a quinoxaline derivative and also an antagonist for non-N-methyl-d-aspartate (non-NMDA) glutamate receptor. CNQX mediates depolarization thalamic reticular nucleus via α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionic acid receptors (AMPARs). It displays micromolar affinity towards AMPA/kainate receptor.
Potent, competitive AMPA/kainate receptor antagonist.

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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CNQX Blocks Kainate-induced Corneal Irritation
Ibitokun, Bernadette O and Miller, Kenneth E
investigate opthalmology and visual science, 53(14), 1855-1855 (2012)
Medicinal chemistry of competitive kainate receptor antagonists
Larsen, Ann M and Bunch, Lennart
ACS Chemical Neuroscience, 2(2), 60-74 (2010)
Teri M Furlong et al.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 34(14), 5012-5022 (2014-04-04)
Access to highly palatable and calorically dense foods contributes to increasing rates of obesity worldwide. Some have made the controversial argument that consumption of such foods can lead to "food addiction," yet little is known about how long-term access to
Selective excitatory actions of DNQX and CNQX in rat thalamic neurons
Lee SH, et al.
Journal of Neurophysiology, 103(4), 1728-1734 (2010)
Karen F S Bell et al.
Journal of neurochemistry, 126(2), 274-287 (2013-02-01)
NMDA-type glutamate receptors mediate both trophic and excitotoxic signalling in CNS neurons. We have previously shown that blocking NMDAR- post-synaptic density-95 (PSD95) interactions provides significant protection from excitotoxicity and in vivo ischaemia; however, the mechanism of neuroprotection is unclear. Here
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