12,14-Dichlorodehydroabietic acid

12,14-Dichlorodehydroabietic acid, a chlorinated resin acid, is a potent Ca2+-activated K+ (BK) channel opener. 12,14-Dichlorodehydroabietic acid blocks GABA-dependent chloride entry in mammalian brain and operates as a non-competitive GABAA antagonist. 12,14-Dichlorodehydroabietic acid increases cytosolic free Ca2+ and stimulates transmitter release[1][2].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[65281-77-8]

UNSPSC

12352005

Target

GABA Receptor; Potassium Channel

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/12-14-dichlorodehydroabietic-acid.html

Solubility

10 mM in DMSO

Smiles

O=C([C@]1(C)CCC[C@]2(C)C3=C(CC[C@@]12[H])C(Cl)=C(C(C)C)C(Cl)=C3)O

Molecular Formula

C20H26Cl2O2

Molecular Weight

369.33

References & Citations

[1]R A Nicholson, et al. Inhibition of GABA-gated chloride channels by 12,14-dichlorodehydroabietic acid in mammalian brain. Br J Pharmacol. 1999 Mar;126 (5) :1123-32.|[2]Kazuho Sakamoto, et al. Molecular mechanisms for large conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channel activation by a novel opener, 12,14-dichlorodehydroabietic acid. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2006 Jan;316 (1) :144-53.