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D7783

Pyrroloquinoline quinone

≥95.0% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

4,5-Dihydro-4,5-dioxo-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-f]quinoline-2,7,9-tricarboxylic acid, Methoxatin, PQQ

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C14H6N2O8
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
330.21
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
NACRES:
NA.79
PubChem Substance ID:
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3596812
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biological source

synthetic

Quality Level

assay

≥95.0% (HPLC)

form

powder

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable

color

red to deep red

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

OC(=O)c1cc(C(O)=O)c-2c(n1)C(=O)C(=O)c3cc([nH]c-23)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C14H6N2O8/c17-10-4-2-6(14(23)24)15-8(4)7-3(12(19)20)1-5(13(21)22)16-9(7)11(10)18/h1-2,15H,(H,19,20)(H,21,22)(H,23,24)

InChI key

MMXZSJMASHPLLR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Novel o-quinone coenzyme found in bacterial dehydrogenases and oxidases.
Pyrroloquinoline Quinone (PQQ), also referred as methoxatin, is a water soluble orthoquinone molecule with redox-cycling ability.

Application

Pyrroloquinoline quinone has been used:
  • as a component of nanocurcumin formulation (NCF), to study its therapeutic effect on ameliorate hypoxia-induced stress in hypertrophied cardiomyocytes
  • as a standard in fluorescence analysis
  • to test its efficiency in suppressing restrained oxidative stress and hepatic fibrogenesis in mouse models

Biochem/physiol Actions

Pyrroloquinoline Quinone (PQQ) plays a vital role in gluconic acid production and biosynthesis by microbes. It acts as an effective microbial growth stimulant and biological control determinant for plant pathogens. PQQ also acts as an anti-melanogenic agent and is used to treat disorders related to hyper pigmentation. It exhibits diverse role in metabolism and cell signaling pathways. PQQ is used as a potential therapeutic to treat liver fibrosis.
PQQ is present in nanomolar quantities in most foods and in most animal tissuse. It promotes growth, mitochondrial function, and development in vivo and stimulates cell proliferation and viability in culture. It is a potent antioxidant that scavenges superoxide and peroxinitrite. It is neuroprotectant against 6-hydroxydopamine-induced and hypoxia/ischemia-induced neurotoxicity. PQQ conjugates to α-synuclein in vitro, inhibiting the formation of amyloid fibrils.


Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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Crystal structure of PqqB from Pseudomonas putida at 2.2
Metlitzky M, et al.
Journal of biophysical chemistry, 3(02), 206-206 (2012)
C Anthony
Antioxidants & redox signaling, 3(5), 757-774 (2002-01-05)
This review summarises the characteristics, identification, and measurement of pyrroloquinoline quinone, the prosthetic group of bacterial quinoprotein dehydrogenases whose structures, mechanisms, and electron transport functions are described in detail. Type I alcohol dehydrogenase includes the "classic" methanol dehydrogenase; its x-ray
A Oubrie et al.
Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society, 9(7), 1265-1273 (2000-08-10)
On the basis of crystal structures of the pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) dependent enzymes methanol dehydrogenase (MDH) and soluble glucose dehydrogenase (s-GDH), different catalytic mechanisms have been proposed. However, several lines of biochemical and kinetic evidence are strikingly similar for both



Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
D7783-1MG04061833588895
D7783-10MG04061833588888
D7783-5MG04061833270530