Skip to Content
Merck
CN

162957

6-Hydroxydopamine hydrobromide

95% (HPLC), powder, neurotoxin 

Synonym(s):

2,4,5-Trihydroxyphenethylamine hydrobromide, 2,5-Dihydroxytyramine hydrobromide, 2-(2,4,5-Trihydroxyphenyl)ethylamine hydrobromide, 6-OHDA

Sign In to View Organizational & Contract Pricing.

Select a Size

About This Item

Linear Formula:
(HO)3C6H2CH2CH2NH2 · HBr
CAS Number:
636-00-0
Molecular Weight:
250.09
NACRES:
NA.77
PubChem Substance ID:
329751177
UNSPSC Code:
12352116
EC Number:
211-247-0
MDL number:
MFCD00012894
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3713280

Key Documents

View All Documentation
Technical Service
Need help? Our team of experienced scientists is here for you.
Let Us Assist
Technical Service
Need help? Our team of experienced scientists is here for you.
Let Us Assist

Product Name

6-Hydroxydopamine hydrobromide, 95%

InChI

1S/C8H11NO3.BrH/c9-2-1-5-3-7(11)8(12)4-6(5)10;/h3-4,10-12H,1-2,9H2;1H

InChI key

MLACDGUOKDOLGC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES string

Br.NCCc1cc(O)c(O)cc1O

assay

95%

form

powder

mp

216-220 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

−20°C

Quality Level

100

Looking for similar products? Visit Product Comparison Guide

Related Categories

Application

6-Hydroxydopamine hydrobromide has been used:
  • to induce Parkinson′s disease (PD) in mouse models to study the effects of tubastatin A (TBA) on nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain and leucine-rich repeat pyrin 3 domain (NLRP3) activation and cell injury in SH-SY5Y cells
  • to induce pharmacological ablation of the sympathetic nerves to study the effect of hepatic sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) on hepatic steatosis during diet-induced obesity in mice
  • to induce oxidative stress in mesencephalic cells to study its effect on p75NTR signaling in neuronal cells of the ventral mesencephalon

Biochem/physiol Actions

6-Hydroxydopamine hydrobromide (6-OHDA) is a neurotoxin that elicits oxidative damage and destroys catecholaminergic or sympathetic terminals. It is commonly used to induce Parkinson′s disease in the experimental model. 6-OHDA exerts cytotoxicity by generating reactive oxygen species, initiating cellular stress and cell death.

General description

Solutions should be freshly prepared and protected from exposure to light.

pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

signalword

Warning

Hazard Classifications

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

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Choose from one of the most recent versions:

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
MKCW7366
MKCV6216
MKCV2463
MKCQ2554
MKCQ0422

Don't see the Right Version?

If you require a particular version, you can look up a specific certificate by the Lot or Batch number.

Search for a COA

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

Chunliang Xu et al.
Immunity, 53(2), 417-428 (2020-08-01)
Psychological stress has adverse effects on various human diseases, including those of the cardiovascular system. However, the mechanisms by which stress influences disease activity remain unclear. Here, using vaso-occlusive episodes (VOEs) of sickle cell disease as a vascular disease model
Woori Kim et al.
Neurobiology of aging, 35(7), 1712-1721 (2014-02-25)
Dopamine (DA) neurons in sporadic Parkinson's disease (PD) display dysregulated gene expression networks and signaling pathways that are implicated in PD pathogenesis. Micro (mi)RNAs are regulators of gene expression, which could be involved in neurodegenerative diseases. We determined the miRNA
Julio C Tobón-Velasco et al.
Toxicology, 304, 109-119 (2013-01-01)
6-Hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) is a neurotoxin that generates an experimental model of Parkinson's disease in rodents and is commonly employed to induce a lesion in dopaminergic pathways. The characterization of those molecular mechanisms linked to 6-OHDA-induced early toxicity is needed to
Bing Zhang et al.
Nature, 577(7792), 676-681 (2020-01-24)
Empirical and anecdotal evidence has associated stress with accelerated hair greying (formation of unpigmented hairs)1,2, but so far there has been little scientific validation of this link. Here we report that, in mice, acute stress leads to hair greying through
C C Real et al.
Neuroscience, 237, 118-129 (2013-02-12)
Physical exercise is known to produce beneficial effects to the nervous system. In most cases, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is involved in such effects. However, little is known on the role of BDNF in exercise-related effects on Parkinson's disease (PD).
View All Related Papers

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service