« Back
Home /
Kainic acid

Kainic acid

Item no.	HY-N2309-1mg
Manufacturer	MedChem Express
CASRN	487-79-6
Amount	1 mg
Quantity options	100 mg 10 mM/1 mL 10 mg 1 mg 25 mg 50 mg 5 mg
Category	Inhibitors & Compound Libraries Small Molecules
Type	Inhibitors
Specific against	other
Purity	99.96
Citations	[1]Cincioğlu-Palabiyik M, et al. Chronic levetiracetam decreases hippocampal and testicular aromatase expression in normal but not kainic acid-induced experimental model of acute seizures in rats. Neuroreport. 2017 Sep 27;28(14):903-909.\|[2]Wang Q, et al. Kainic acid-mediated excitotoxicity as a model for neurodegeneration. Mol Neurobiol. 2005;31(1-3):3-16.\|[3]Scherer-Singler U, McGeer EG. Distribution and persistence of kainic acid in brain. Life Sci. 1979 Mar 12;24(11):1015-22. \|[4]Lévesque M, et al. The kainic acid model of temporal lobe epilepsy. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2013 Dec;37(10 Pt 2):2887-99.\|[5]Zheng Z, et al. The effect of dipeptidyl peptidase IV on disease-associated microglia phenotypic transformation in epilepsy. J Neuroinflammation. 2021 May 11;18(1):112. \|[6]Chung SY, et al. Melatonin attenuates kainic acid-induced hippocampal neurodegeneration and oxidative stress through microglial inhibition. J Pineal Res. 2003 Mar;34(2):95-102.
Smiles	O=C(O)C[C@@H]1[C@@H](C(O)=O)NC[C@@H]1C(C)=C
ECLASS 10.1	32160490
ECLASS 11.0	32160490
UNSPSC	12000000
Alias	487-79-6
Shipping Condition	Room temperature
Available
Manufacturer - Type	Natural Products
Manufacturer - Applications	Neuroscience-Neuromodulation
Manufacturer - Targets	EAAT
Shipping Temperature	Room Temperature
Storage Conditions	-20°C, 3 years; 4°C, 2 years (Powder)
Molecular Weight	213.233
Product Description	Kainic acid is a potent excitotoxic agent. Kainic acid hydrate also is an agonist for a subtype of ionotropic glutamate receptor. Kainic acid induces seizures[1][2].
Manufacturer - Research Area	Neurological Disease
Solubility	DMSO: 40 mg/mL (ultrasonic; adjust pH to 3 with 1 M HCl)\|H2O: 10 mg/mL (ultrasonic; warming; heat to 60°C)
Manufacturer - Pathway	Membrane Transporter/Ion Channel
Clinical information	No Development Reported

Note: The presented information and documents (Manual, Product Datasheet, Safety Datasheet and Certificate of Analysis) correspond to our latest update and should serve for orientational purpose only. We do not guarantee the topicality. We would kindly ask you to make a request for specific requirements, if necessary.

All products are intended for research use only (RUO). Not for human, veterinary or therapeutic use.

Request Data Sheet

Request product datasheet

HY-N2309-1mg-safety-datasheet.pdf