Formulation: A crystalline solid
Formal Name: N,N′′′-1,4-butanediylbis-guanidine, monosulfate
Purity: ≥95%
Formula Markup: C6H16N6 • H2SO4
Formula Weight: 270,3
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 14923-17-2
Notes: Arcaine is an antagonist of the NMDA receptor (IC50 = 9.13 µM).{61252} It inhibits NMDA and glycine-induced inward currents in X. laevis oocytes expressing rat NMDA receptors with an IC50 value of 60.1 µM.{61253} Arcaine impairs contextual and auditory fear conditioning in rats when administered intraperitoneally post-training at a dose of 10 mg/kg.{61254}