Product Type: Agonist
CAS No.: 52809-07-1
MolecularFormula: C5H7N3O5
Molecular Weight: 189,13
Source: Isolated from Quisqualis fructus
Purity: 0,992
Solubility: Soluble to 100 mM in 1eq. NaOH; 10 mM in water
Appearance: Off white solid
PubChem CID: 40539
Scientific Background: Quisqualic acid is a glutamate receptor and AMPA ionotropic receptors agonist. It is also known to sensitize neurons in hippocampus to depolarization by L-AP6.
References: 1. Schulte M., Roon R., Chalmers D., Sunter D., & Koerner J. (1994) Brain Res. 203-7.2. Schoepp D., & Conn P. (1993) Trends Pharmacol Sci. 13-20.
Field of Use: Not for use in humans. Not for use in diagnostics or therapeutics. For in vitro research use only.