Molecular Formula | C7H10N2O4 |
Molar Mass | 186.17 |
Density | 1.386±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted) |
Melting Point | 240 °C |
Solubility | H2O: 1.2mg/mL |
Appearance | solid |
Color | white |
pKa | 2.15±0.10(Predicted) |
Storage Condition | 2-8°C |
In vitro study | (RS)-AMPA (10-3-10-4 M) causes depolarizations of cultured rat spinal and brainstem neurones. The depolarization by (RS)-AMPA is clearly dose-dependent, although there is a great variability of effects between individual neurones. Application of (RS)-AMPA at 10-5 M produces only small depolarizations (3-7 mV), whereas at 10-4 M, the amplitudes of the depolarizations ranged from 4 to 33 mV. (RS)-AMPA also causes an increase of the discharge rate of spontaneously firing neurones or sometimes evoked a short burst of action potentials in silent cells. (RS)-AMPA exerts its depolarizing effects by activating glutamate/quisqualate receptors without affecting NMDA receptors. |
WGK Germany | 3 |
EPA chemical substance information | information provided by: ofmpeb.epa.gov (external link) |
biological activity | (RS)-AMPA ((±)-AMPA) is a glutamate analog, it is a potent and selective agonist of the excitatory neurotransmitter L-glutamate (L-glutamic acid). (RS)-AMPA does not interfere with the binding site of alginic acid or NMDA receptors. |