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α-Cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid

≥98% (TLC), powder, monocarboxylic acid transport inhibitor

Synonym(s):

α-CCA, α-CHCA, α-Cyano, 4-HCCA, ACCA

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Linear Formula:
HOC6H4CH=C(CN)CO2H
CAS Number:
28166-41-8
Molecular Weight:
189.17
Beilstein:
3271427
EC Number:
248-879-1
MDL number:
MFCD00004204
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
PubChem Substance ID:
24892459
NACRES:
NA.77

product name

α-Cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid, ≥98% (TLC), powder

Quality Level

300

Assay

≥98% (TLC)

form

powder

color

yellow

mp

245-250 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: slightly soluble
methanol: water: soluble
polar organic solvents: soluble

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

OC(=O)\C(=C\c1ccc(O)cc1)C#N

InChI

1S/C10H7NO3/c11-6-8(10(13)14)5-7-1-3-9(12)4-2-7/h1-5,12H,(H,13,14)/b8-5+

InChI key

AFVLVVWMAFSXCK-VMPITWQZSA-N

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Application

α-Cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid has been used to block monocarboxylate transporters.
α-Cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid is a useful hydrophobic matrix solution for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry. Antibiotics, peptide nucleic acids (a new class of DNA mimics), and proteins with masses as high as 66,000 Da have been successfully analyzed by using this as a matrix solution.

Biochem/physiol Actions

α-Cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid acts as a specific inhibitor of monocarboxylic acid transport, including lactate and pyruvate transport. It is also reported to block β-cell apical anion exchange (IC50 of 2.4 mM).

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H317

Hazard Classifications

Skin Sens. 1B

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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  5. What can be used for solublization of α-Cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid?

    α-Cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (α-CCA, α-CHCA, α-Cyano, 4-HCCA, ACCA) is soluble in methanol (up to 50 mg/ml). It is also soluble at 10 mg/ml using 50% acetonitrile in 0.05% TFA for MALDI-MS. The acetonitrile concentration can be adjusted for individual preferences.For biological applications, it has been solubilized at 100 mM in DMSO or 50 mM in ethanol.

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U Schneider et al.
Neuroscience, 53(4), 1153-1162 (1993-04-01)
Exposure of nervous tissue to hypoxia results in interstitial acidification. There is evidence for concomitant decrease in extracellular pH to the increase in tissue lactate. In the present study, we used double-barrelled pH-sensitive microelectrodes to investigate the link between lactate
Elizabeth Csaszar et al.
Biotechnology and bioengineering, 103(2), 402-412 (2009-03-07)
An automated delivery system for cell culture applications would permit studying more complex culture strategies and simplify measures taken to expose cells to unstable molecules. We are interested in understanding how intracellular TAT-HOXB4 protein concentration affects hematopoietic stem cell (HSC)
Adaptive cellular mechanisms in response to Glutamine-starvation
Eliasen MM, et al.
Frontiers in Bioscience, 11, 3199-3211 (2006)
R J Williams et al.
Neuroscience, 74(2), 461-468 (1996-09-01)
Glucose deprivation potentiates the glutamate receptor-evoked release of arachidonic acid from cultured mouse striatal neurons. In this study we investigated whether this potentiation would be modified by the end-products of glycolysis. These enhanced responses were completely reversed by the addition
C Emmons
The American journal of physiology, 276(4 Pt 2), F635-F643 (1999-04-13)
To functionally characterize transport properties of the apical anion exchanger of rabbit beta-intercalated cells, the mean change in anion exchange activity, dpHi/dt (where pHi is intracellular pH), was measured in response to lumen Cl- replacement with gluconate in perfused cortical
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