Product Description: Dexmedetomidine-13C,d3 (hydrochloride) is the 13C- and deuterium labeled Dexmedetomidine (hydrochloride). Dexmedetomidine hydrochloride ((+)-Medetomidine hydrochloride) is a potent, selective and orally active agonist of α2-adrenoceptor, with a Ki of 1.08 nM. Dexmedetomidine hydrochloride shows 1620-fold selectivity against α1-adrenoceptor. Dexmedetomidine hydrochloride exhibits anxiolysis, sedation, and modest analgesia effects[1][2][3].
Applications: Metabolism-protein/nucleotide metabolism
Formula: C12 13CH14D3ClN2
References: [1]Russak EM, et al. Impact of Deuterium Substitution on the Pharmacokinetics of Pharmaceuticals. Ann Pharmacother. 2019;53(2):211-223./[2]Gertler R, et, al. Dexmedetomidine: a novel sedative-analgesic agent. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2001 Jan;14(1):13-21./[3]Sajid B, et, al. A comparison of oral dexmedetomidine and oral midazolam as premedicants in children. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. Jan-Mar 2019;35(1):36-40./[4]Virtanen R, et, al. Characterization of the selectivity, specificity and potency of medetomidine as an alpha 2-adrenoceptor agonist. Eur J Pharmacol. 1988 May 20;150(1-2):9-14.
Molecular Weight: 240.75
Compound Purity: 99.93
Research Area: Neurological Disease; Endocrinology; Cancer
Solubility: 10 mM in DMSO
Target: Adrenergic Receptor;Isotope-Labeled Compounds