Tetraethylammonium (chloride)

Tetraethylammonium chloride is a non-selective potassium channel blocker. Tetraethylammonium chloride is a good substrate for organic cation transporter (OCTN1) . Tetraethylammonium chloride antitumor properties[1][2].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[56-34-8]

UNSPSC

12352211

Hazard Statement

H315, H319, H402

Target

Potassium Channel

Related Pathways

Membrane Transporter/Ion Channel

Applications

Cancer-programmed cell death

Field of Research

Cancer; Neurological Disease

Purity

98.0

Solubility

DMSO : 100 mg/mL (ultrasonic) |H2O : ≥ 100 mg/mL

Smiles

CC[N+](CC)(CC)CC.[Cl-]

Molecular Formula

C8H20ClN

Molecular Weight

165.70

Precautions

H315, H319, H402

References & Citations

[1]K B Yang, et al. Tetraethylammonium inhibits glioma cells via increasing production of intracellular reactive oxygen species. Chemotherapy. 2009;55 (5) :372-80.|[2]Zhe Li, et al. Tetraethylammonium enhances the rectal and colonic motility in rats and human in vitro. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol. 2011 Aug;384 (2) :147-55.