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MW 252.2 Da. Highly potent, competitive NMDA antagonist; more active enantiomer of (RS)-CPP (ab120160). (Ki values are 0.04, 0.3, 0.6 and 2.0 μM at NR1/NR2A, NR1/NR2B, NR1/NR2C and NR1/NR2D, respectively).

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Chemical Structure - (R)-CPP, NMDA antagonist (AB120159), expandable thumbnail
  • Functional Studies - (R)-CPP, NMDA antagonist (AB120159), expandable thumbnail

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Key facts

CAS number
126453-07-4
Form
Solid
Molecular weight
252.2 Da
Molecular formula
C8H17N2O5P
PubChem identifier
6603754
Nature
Synthetic

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MW 252.2 Da. Highly potent, competitive NMDA antagonist; more active enantiomer of (RS)-CPP (ab120160). (Ki values are 0.04, 0.3, 0.6 and 2.0 μM at NR1/NR2A, NR1/NR2B, NR1/NR2C and NR1/NR2D, respectively).

Key facts

PubChem identifier
6603754
Biochemical name
(R)-4-(3-phosphonopropyl)piperazine-2-carboxylic acid
Biological description

Highly potent, competitive NMDA antagonist; more active enantiomer of (RS)-CPP (ab120160). (Ki values are 0.04, 0.3, 0.6 and 2.0 μM at NR1/NR2A, NR1/NR2B, NR1/NR2C and NR1/NR2D, respectively).

Canonical SMILES
C1CN(CC(N1)C(=O)O)CCCP(=O)(O)O
Isomeric SMILES
C1CN(C[C@@H](N1)C(=O)O)CCCP(=O)(O)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C8H17N2O5P/c11-8(12)7-6-10(4-2-9-7)3-1-5-16(13,14)15/h7,9H,1-6H2,(H,11,12)(H2,13,14,15)/t7-/m1/s1
InChIKey
CUVGUPIVTLGRGI-SSDOTTSWSA-N
IUPAC name
(2R)-4-(3-phosphonopropyl)piperazine-2-carboxylic acid

Storage

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Ambient - Can Ship with Ice
Appropriate short-term storage conditions
Ambient
Appropriate long-term storage conditions
Ambient
Storage information
Store under desiccating conditions, The product can be stored for up to 12 months

Supplementary info

This supplementary information is collated from multiple sources and compiled automatically.
Activity summary

The N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor (NMDAR) subunits such as NMDAR2A NMDAR2B GluN2C NMDAR1 GluN2D NR3A and NR3B are key components of glutamate receptors also including the AMPA subtype Glutamate Receptor 1. These receptors are ionotropic and mediate synaptic transmission in the central nervous system. They are expressed in the brain particularly in regions such as the hippocampus and cortex. NMDAR1 also known as GluN1 serves as an obligatory subunit required for functional receptor assembly. The mass of NMDAR subunits varies; for example the GluN1 subunit has an approximate mass of 120 kDa.

Biological function summary

These glutamate receptor subunits forming part of NMDAR and AMPA receptor complexes modulate synaptic plasticity which underlies learning and memory. NMDARs are tetrameric complexes composed mostly of two GluN1 subunits combined with two region-specific GluN2 (A-D) or GluN3 (A B) subunits creating diversity in function and pharmacological characteristics. The AMPA receptor primarily built of GluA1 through GluA4 subunits contributes to fast excitatory neurotransmission. Together these receptors regulate calcium ion flow into neurons impacting cellular events essential for neural communication and adaptation.

Pathways

NMDARs and AMPA receptors integrate into key neural and signaling pathways such as the long-term potentiation pathway which is essential for memory formation. NMDAR activation allows calcium influx necessary for initiating intracellular signaling cascades. The interactions with proteins like CaMKII and synaptic scaffolds like PSD-95 illustrate the role of these receptors in synaptic and protein signaling networks that adjust synaptic strength.

Associated diseases and disorders

NMDAR and AMPA receptors have massive implications in neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia. Dysregulation in NMDAR function possibly through inadequate blockade by antagonists like D-AP5 or D-APV links to excitotoxicity a condition contributing to neuronal death as seen in Alzheimer's. In schizophrenia altered NMDAR signaling is connected to cognitive dysfunction and both NMDAR and AMPA may serve as therapeutic targets.

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  • Chemical Structure - (R)-CPP, NMDA antagonist (ab120159), expandable thumbnail

    Chemical Structure - (R)-CPP, NMDA antagonist (ab120159)

    2D chemical structure image of ab120159, (R)-CPP, NMDA antagonist

  • Functional Studies - (R)-CPP, NMDA antagonist (ab120159), expandable thumbnail
    Herman et al PLoS One. 2011;6(11):e26501. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026501. Epub 2011 Nov 1. Fig 3. Reproduced under the Creative Commons license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Functional Studies - (R)-CPP, NMDA antagonist (ab120159)

    Transporter blockade does not reveal an ambient glutamate concentration gradient between extracellular compartments.

    A. Average Ca2+ increase in a spine during a 40 ms voltage step, with iontophoresis of L-aspartate (black), without iontophoresis (red), a second L-aspartate application (gray), L-aspartate in the presence of 100 μM TBOA (blue), and TBOA alone (green).

    B. Comparison of spine Ca2+ transients in each condition, normalized to the first response to L-aspartate iontophoresis (n = 5). Error bars indicate SEM. Significance determined by Friedman ANOVA with Conover posthoc test: *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.

    If the extrasynaptic glutamate concentration is higher than that in the cleft because transporters prevent diffusion of glutamate into the synapse, blocking transporters should result in a large Ca2+ increase in the spine as extrasynaptic glutamate rushes into the cleft and activates synaptic NMDARs. Spines exhibited a Ca2+ increase during a 40 ms depolarization with iontophoresis of the glutamate transporter substrate and NMDAR agonist, L-aspartate (A; black and gray traces), confirming the presence of NMDARs. However, TBOA (100 μM) did not increase the Ca2+ transient in the same spines during the 40 ms depolarization when compared to the control voltage step without L-aspartate iontophoresis (See image compare green and red traces; 20.6±13.62%; p>0.5; n = 5;). TBOA was effective in blocking transporters, however, as the NMDAR-mediated Ca2+ signal evoked by iontophoresis of L-aspartate was increased in the presence of TBOA (See image). This result indicates that glutamate transporters do not normally generate a concentration gradient of ambient glutamate between extrasynaptic and synaptic extracellular compartments.

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