General description
AMPA (α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid) activates excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSC).
Application
(S)-AMPA has been used to selectively eliminate the neural cochlear component of adult barn owls by destroying afferent synapses.
(S)-AMPA has also been used to activate rostromedial tegmental nucleus (RMTg), to study aversive conditioning in relation with cocaine-induced avoidance behaviors in mice.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Active enantiomer of (RS)-AMPA zwitterion. Potent agonist at the AMPA subclass of ionotropic glutamate receptors.
Potent agonist at the AMPA subclass of ionotropic glutamate receptors; active enantiomer.
Features and Benefits
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| Quality Level | 100 |
| assay | ≥97% |
| form | powder |
| SMILES string | Cc1onc(O)c1C[C@H](N)C(O)=O |
| InChI | 1S/C7H10N2O4/c1-3-4(6(10)9-13-3)2-5(8)7(11)12/h5H,2,8H2,1H3,(H,9,10)(H,11,12)/t5-/m0/s1 |
| InChI key | UUDAMDVQRQNNHZ-YFKPBYRVSA-N |
| Gene Information | human ... GRIA1(2890), GRIA2(2891), GRIA4(2893), GRIK1(2897) mouse ... Gria1(14799) rat ... Gria1(50592), Gria2(29627), Gria3(29628), Gria4(29629), Grik1(29559), Grik2(54257), Grik4(24406), Grin2a(24409), Grin2b(24410), Grm6(24419) |
