PEPA
PEPA is an AMPA receptor allosteric potentiator. PEPA shows preferential action of PEPA on the flop form of AMPA receptors. PEPA is a more potent suppressor of desensitization of receptors containing GluR3 and GluR4 as opposed to those containing GluR1. PEPA has antianxiety effects[1][2][3].
Product Specifications
CAS Number
141286-78-4
UNSPSC
12352005
Target
IGluR
Type
Reference compound
Related Pathways
Membrane Transporter/Ion Channel; Neuronal Signaling
Applications
Neuroscience-Neuromodulation
Field of Research
Neurological Disease
Assay Protocol
https://www.medchemexpress.com/PEPA.html
Purity
99.87
Solubility
DMSO : 50 mg/mL (ultrasonic)
Smiles
FC1=CC(SCCNS(C2=CC=CC=C2)(=O)=O)=CC(F)=C1OCC(N)=O
Molecular Formula
C16H16F2N2O4S2
Molecular Weight
402.44
References & Citations
[1]Sekiguchi M, et al. Pharmacological detection of AMPA receptor heterogeneity by use of two allosteric potentiators in rat hippocampal cultures. Br J Pharmacol. 1998 Apr;123 (7) :1294-303.|[2]Ahmed AH, et al. Molecular mechanism of flop selectivity and subsite recognition for an AMPA receptor allosteric modulator: structures of GluA2 and GluA3 in complexes with PEPA. Biochemistry. 2010 Apr 6;49 (13) :2843-50.|[3]Yamada D, et al. Facilitating actions of an AMPA receptor potentiator upon extinction of contextually conditioned fear response in stressed mice. Neurosci Lett. 2011 Jan 25;488 (3) :242-6.
Shipping Conditions
Room Temperature
Storage Conditions
-20°C, 3 years; 4°C, 2 years (Powder)
Scientific Category
Reference compound1
Clinical Information
No Development Reported
Isoform
AMPA Receptor
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