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MW 189.17 Da, Purity >99%. Endogenous antagonist at ionotropic, glycine β and α7 nicotinic receptors. Neuroprotective *in vivo*. Water-soluble form available - please see Kynurenic acid sodium salt (ab120256).
Alternative names=AHR_HUMAN, AW490526, Ah receptor, Aromatic hydrocarbon receptor, Aryl hydrocarbon receptor, Aryl hydrocarbon receptor precursor, Chi-1, Class E basic helix-loop-helix protein 76, EB11, EIEE27, EPND, FESD, G-protein coupled receptor 35, GLUR, GPR35_HUMAN, GRIN 2A, GRIN 2B, GRIN3A, GRIN3B, GluN1, GluN2A, GluN2C, GluN2D, GluN3B, Glutamate Receptor Ionotropic N Methyl D Aspartate 2B, Glutamate Receptor Ionotropic N Methyl D Aspartate 2C, Glutamate Receptor Ionotropic N Methyl D Aspartate subunit 2B, Glutamate [NMDA] receptor subunit 3A, Glutamate [NMDA] receptor subunit 3B, Glutamate [NMDA] receptor subunit epsilon-1, Glutamate [NMDA] receptor subunit epsilon-2, Glutamate [NMDA] receptor subunit epsilon-3, Glutamate [NMDA] receptor subunit epsilon-4, Glutamate [NMDA] receptor subunit zeta-1, Glutamate receptor, Glutamate receptor ionotropic, Glutamate receptor ionotropic N methyl D aspartate 1, Glutamate receptor ionotropic N methyl D aspartate 2A, Glutamate receptor ionotropic N methyl D aspartate 3B, Glutamate receptor ionotropic NMDA 3B, Glutamate receptor ionotropic NMDA2B, Glutamate receptor ionotropic, N-methyl-D aspartate, subunit 1, Glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 2C, Glutamate receptor subunit epsilon 2, Glutamate receptor, ionotropic, N-methyl D-aspartate 2D, Glutamate receptor, ionotropic, NMDA2B (epsilon 2), Grin2c, Grin2d, HGNC:348, KYNA receptor, Kynurenic acid receptor, LKS, MGC142178, MGC142180, MRD6, MRD8, N Methly D Aspartate Receptor Channel Subunit Epsilon 3, N methyl D asparate receptor channel subunit epsilon 2, N methyl D aspartate receptor channel subunit zeta 1, N methyl D aspartate receptor channel, subunit epsilon 1, N methyl D aspartate receptor subunit 2A, N methyl D aspartate receptor subunit 2B, N methyl D aspartate receptor subunit 2C, N methyl d aspartate receptor subunit 2D, N-methyl D-aspartate receptor subtype 2A, N-methyl D-aspartate receptor subtype 2B, N-methyl D-aspartate receptor subtype 2C, N-methyl D-aspartate receptor subtype 2D, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subtype 3A, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subtype 3B, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit 3, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit NR1, NMD-R1, NMD3A_HUMAN, NMD3B_HUMAN, NMDA 1, NMDA 2D, NMDA NR2B, NMDA receptor 1, NMDA receptor subtype 2A, NMDA receptor subunit 3B, NMDA type glutamate receptor subunit NR3B, NMDAR, NMDAR-L, NMDAR-L1, NMDAR2C, NMDAR2D, NMDAR3A, NMDAR3B, NMDE1_HUMAN, NMDE2_HUMAN, NMDE3_HUMAN, NMDE4_HUMAN, NMDZ1_HUMAN, NR1, NR2A, NR2B, NR2C, NR2D, NR3, OTTHUMP00000041930, OTTHUMP00000160135, OTTHUMP00000174531, Probable G protein coupled receptor 35, Probable G protein coupled receptor GPR35, Smp_128940, bHLHe76, estrogen receptor binding CpG island, glutamate receptor ionotropic NMDA 2D, glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 1, hNR 3, hNR2A
- CAS number
492-27-3
- Purity
> 99%
- Form
Solid
- Molecular weight
189.17 Da
- Molecular formula
C10H7NO3
- PubChem identifier
3845
- Nature
Synthetic
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MW 189.17 Da, Purity >99%. Endogenous antagonist at ionotropic, glycine β and α7 nicotinic receptors. Neuroprotective *in vivo*. Water-soluble form available - please see Kynurenic acid sodium salt (ab120256).
Alternative names=AHR_HUMAN, AW490526, Ah receptor, Aromatic hydrocarbon receptor, Aryl hydrocarbon receptor, Aryl hydrocarbon receptor precursor, Chi-1, Class E basic helix-loop-helix protein 76, EB11, EIEE27, EPND, FESD, G-protein coupled receptor 35, GLUR, GPR35_HUMAN, GRIN 2A, GRIN 2B, GRIN3A, GRIN3B, GluN1, GluN2A, GluN2C, GluN2D, GluN3B, Glutamate Receptor Ionotropic N Methyl D Aspartate 2B, Glutamate Receptor Ionotropic N Methyl D Aspartate 2C, Glutamate Receptor Ionotropic N Methyl D Aspartate subunit 2B, Glutamate [NMDA] receptor subunit 3A, Glutamate [NMDA] receptor subunit 3B, Glutamate [NMDA] receptor subunit epsilon-1, Glutamate [NMDA] receptor subunit epsilon-2, Glutamate [NMDA] receptor subunit epsilon-3, Glutamate [NMDA] receptor subunit epsilon-4, Glutamate [NMDA] receptor subunit zeta-1, Glutamate receptor, Glutamate receptor ionotropic, Glutamate receptor ionotropic N methyl D aspartate 1, Glutamate receptor ionotropic N methyl D aspartate 2A, Glutamate receptor ionotropic N methyl D aspartate 3B, Glutamate receptor ionotropic NMDA 3B, Glutamate receptor ionotropic NMDA2B, Glutamate receptor ionotropic, N-methyl-D aspartate, subunit 1, Glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 2C, Glutamate receptor subunit epsilon 2, Glutamate receptor, ionotropic, N-methyl D-aspartate 2D, Glutamate receptor, ionotropic, NMDA2B (epsilon 2), Grin2c, Grin2d, HGNC:348, KYNA receptor, Kynurenic acid receptor, LKS, MGC142178, MGC142180, MRD6, MRD8, N Methly D Aspartate Receptor Channel Subunit Epsilon 3, N methyl D asparate receptor channel subunit epsilon 2, N methyl D aspartate receptor channel subunit zeta 1, N methyl D aspartate receptor channel, subunit epsilon 1, N methyl D aspartate receptor subunit 2A, N methyl D aspartate receptor subunit 2B, N methyl D aspartate receptor subunit 2C, N methyl d aspartate receptor subunit 2D, N-methyl D-aspartate receptor subtype 2A, N-methyl D-aspartate receptor subtype 2B, N-methyl D-aspartate receptor subtype 2C, N-methyl D-aspartate receptor subtype 2D, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subtype 3A, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subtype 3B, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit 3, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit NR1, NMD-R1, NMD3A_HUMAN, NMD3B_HUMAN, NMDA 1, NMDA 2D, NMDA NR2B, NMDA receptor 1, NMDA receptor subtype 2A, NMDA receptor subunit 3B, NMDA type glutamate receptor subunit NR3B, NMDAR, NMDAR-L, NMDAR-L1, NMDAR2C, NMDAR2D, NMDAR3A, NMDAR3B, NMDE1_HUMAN, NMDE2_HUMAN, NMDE3_HUMAN, NMDE4_HUMAN, NMDZ1_HUMAN, NR1, NR2A, NR2B, NR2C, NR2D, NR3, OTTHUMP00000041930, OTTHUMP00000160135, OTTHUMP00000174531, Probable G protein coupled receptor 35, Probable G protein coupled receptor GPR35, Smp_128940, bHLHe76, estrogen receptor binding CpG island, glutamate receptor ionotropic NMDA 2D, glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 1, hNR 3, hNR2A
Key facts
- CAS number
492-27-3
- Purity
> 99%
- Form
Solid
- Molecular weight
189.17 Da
- Molecular formula
C10H7NO3
- PubChem identifier
3845
- Nature
Synthetic
- Biochemical name
Kynurenic acid
- Biological description
Endogenous antagonist at ionotropic, glycine β and α7 nicotinic receptors. Neuroprotective *in vivo*. Water-soluble form available - please see Kynurenic acid sodium salt (ab120256)
- Canonical SMILES
C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=O)C=C(N2)C(=O)O
- InChI
InChI=1S/C10H7NO3/c12-9-5-8(10(13)14)11-7-4-2-1-3-6(7)9/h1-5H,(H,11,12)(H,13,14)
- InChIKey
HCZHHEIFKROPDY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- IUPAC name
4-oxo-1H-quinoline-2-carboxylic acid
Storage
- Shipped at conditions
Ambient - Can Ship with Ice
- Appropriate long-term storage conditions
Ambient
- Storage information
The product can be stored for up to 12 months
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