Ro 61-8048

Ro 61-8048 is an orally active and selective inhibitor of kynurenine 3-hydroxylase, with an IC50 of 37 nM. Ro 61-8048 provokes a significant increase of extracellular kynurenic acid concentrations[1].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[199666-03-0]

UNSPSC

12352005

Hazard Statement

H302, H319

Target

KMO

Type

Reference compound

Related Pathways

Metabolic Enzyme/Protease

Applications

Neuroscience-Neuromodulation

Field of Research

Neurological Disease

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/Ro-61-8048.html

Purity

99.76

Solubility

DMSO : ≥ 59 mg/mL

Smiles

O=S(C1=CC=C(OC)C(OC)=C1)(NC2=NC(C3=CC=CC([N+]([O-])=O)=C3)=CS2)=O

Molecular Formula

C17H15N3O6S2

Molecular Weight

421.45

Precautions

H302, H319

References & Citations

[1]S Röver, et al. Synthesis and biochemical evaluation of N- (4-phenylthiazol-2-yl) benzenesulfonamides as high-affinity inhibitors of kynurenine 3-hydroxylase. J Med Chem. 1997 Dec 19;40 (26) :4378-85.|[2]Melanie Hamann, et al. Effects of the kynurenine 3-hydroxylase inhibitor Ro 61-8048 after intrastriatal injections on the severity of dystonia in the dt sz mutant. Eur J Pharmacol. 2008 May 31;586 (1-3) :156-9.|[3]AlbertoChiarugi, et al. Quinolinic acid formation in immune-activated mice: studies with (m-nitrobenzoyl) -alanine (mNBA) and 3,4-dimethoxy-[-N-4- (-3-nitrophenyl) thiazol-2yl]-benzenesulfonamide (Ro 61-8048), two potent and selective inhibitors of kynurenine hydroxylase. Neuropharmacology. Volume 38, Issue 8, August 1999, Pages 1225-1233.