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A0384

Arcaine sulfate salt

Synonym(s):

1,4-Diguanidinobutane sulfate salt

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H16N6 · H2O4S
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
270.31
NACRES:
NA.77
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
MDL number:
Assay:
≥98% (TLC)
Form:
powder
Quality level:
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InChI

1S/C6H16N6.H2O4S/c7-5(8)11-3-1-2-4-12-6(9)10;1-5(2,3)4/h1-4H2,(H4,7,8,11)(H4,9,10,12);(H2,1,2,3,4)

SMILES string

OS(O)(=O)=O.NC(=N)NCCCCNC(N)=N

InChI key

RWTGFMPOODRXIM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

biological source

synthetic (organic)

assay

≥98% (TLC)

form

powder

mp

>280 °C

solubility

1 M NaOH: 50 mg/mL, clear to slightly hazy, colorless to faintly yellow

Quality Level

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Application

Arcaine sulfate salt has been used as an N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor effector/antagonist:
  • to evaluate its effects on the acquisition of electrical kindling of the amygdala
  • to compare its effects with agmatine and MK801 on NMDA- or glutamate-induced neuronal damage
  • to study its effects on cell-free translation of synthetic polynucleotide

Biochem/physiol Actions

Arcaine sulfate salt (1,4-diguanidinobutane), a polyamine, is an antagonist of the polyamine binding site of the N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor. Arcaine, an agmatine analog, along with ifenprodil, might have a possibility for therapeutic management in epileptic disorders.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)


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Maribel A Rubin et al.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 24(9), 2328-2334 (2004-03-06)
Amygdalar NMDA receptor activation has been implicated in the acquisition of fear memories in rats. However, little is known about the role of endogenous modulators of the NMDA receptor, such as polyamines, in pavlovian fear-conditioning learning. Therefore, in the present
Ana Paula Chiapinotto Ceretta et al.
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The polyamines putrescine, spermidine, and spermine are a group of aliphatic amines that may act as physiological modulators of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor, a glutamate receptor implicated in memory formation and consolidation. Arcaine is a competitive antagonist of the polyamine
I J Reynolds
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, 255(3), 1001-1007 (1990-12-01)
This study investigated the interaction between the polyamines spermine and spermidine and the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor by using (+)-[3H]-5-methyl-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5,10-im ine maleate ([3H]MK801) binding to well washed rat brain membranes. The actions of arcaine, agmatine, diethylenetriamine and 1,8-octanediamine as polyamine antagonists

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