Product Description: Kynurenic acid-d5 is the deuterium labeled Kynurenic acid. Kynurenic acid, an endogenous tryptophan metabolite, is a broad-spectrum antagonist targeting NMDA, glutamate, α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. Kynurenic acid is also an agonist of GPR35/CXCR8[1][2].
Formula: C10H2D5NO3
References: [1]Russak EM, et al. Impact of Deuterium Substitution on the Pharmacokinetics of Pharmaceuticals. Ann Pharmacother. 2019;53(2):211-216. /[2]Wang J, et al. Kynurenic acid as a ligand for orphan G protein-coupled receptor GPR35. J Biol Chem. 2006 Aug 4;281(31):22021-8./[3]Albuquerque EX, et al. Kynurenic acid as an antagonist of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the brain: facts and challenges. Biochem Pharmacol. 2013 Apr 15;85(8):1027-32./[4]Małaczewska J, et al. Effect of oral administration of kynurenic acid on the activity of the peripheral blood leukocytes in mice. Cent Eur J Immunol. 2014;39(1):6-13.
CAS Number: 350820-13-2
Molecular Weight: 194.20
Compound Purity: 98.35
Research Area: Inflammation/Immunology; Neurological Disease; Endocrinology
Solubility: 10 mM in DMSO
Target: Apoptosis;CXCR;Endogenous Metabolite;GPR35 ;iGluR;Isotope-Labeled Compounds