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G002

Isoguvacine hydrochloride

solid

Synonym(s):

1,2,3,6-Tetrahydro-4-pyridinecarboxylic acid hydrochloride

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H9NO2 · HCl
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
163.60
NACRES:
NA.77
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
MDL number:
Form:
solid
Quality level:
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form

solid

Quality Level

color

white

solubility

H2O: soluble (refrigerate if not used immediately.), methanol: slightly soluble, neutral and acidic solutions: stable (in basic solutions the free amine can oxidize easily)

SMILES string

Cl[H].OC(=O)C1=CCNCC1

InChI

1S/C6H9NO2.ClH/c8-6(9)5-1-3-7-4-2-5;/h1,7H,2-4H2,(H,8,9);1H

InChI key

SUWREQRNTXCCBL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Isoguvacine hydrochloride has been used as a γ-aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) receptor agonist:
  • to study its effects on neuronal activity in rats
  • to study its antiallodynic effect in rats
  • to study its effects on baroreflex gains in rats

Biochem/physiol Actions

Isoguvacine is a strong γ-aminobutyric acid A (GABAA) receptor agonist.

Features and Benefits

This compound is featured on the GABAA Receptors and GABAC Receptors pages of the Handbook of Receptor Classification and Signal Transduction. To browse other handbook pages, click here.
This compound is a featured product for Neuroscience research. Click here to discover more featured Neuroscience products. Learn more about bioactive small molecules for other areas of research at sigma.com/discover-bsm.


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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

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WGK 3

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves



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Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
G002-100MG04061832090887
G002-25MG04061833623169