(RS) -AMPA (Standard)

(RS) -AMPA (Standard) is the analytical standard of (RS) -AMPA. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. (RS) -AMPA ((±) -AMPA) is a glutamate analogue and a potent and selective excitatory neurotransmitter L-glutamic acid agonist. (RS) -AMPA does not interfere with binding sites for kainic acid or NMDA receptors[1][2].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[77521-29-0]

Product Name Alternative

(±) -AMPA (Standard)

UNSPSC

12352005

Target

IGluR; Reference Standards

Related Pathways

Membrane Transporter/Ion Channel; Neuronal Signaling; Others

Field of Research

Neurological Disease

Smiles

O=C1C(CC(N)C(O)=O)=C(C)ON1

Molecular Formula

C7H10N2O4

Molecular Weight

186.17

References & Citations

[1]Hösli L, et al. Effects of the glutamate analogue AMPA and its interaction with antagonists on cultured rat spinal and brain stem neurones. Neurosci Lett. 1983 Mar 28;36 (1) :59-62.|[2]Sommer B, et al. Flip and flop: a cell-specific functional switch in glutamate-operated channels of the CNS. Science. 1990 Sep 28;249 (4976) :1580-5.