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CNQX

Cat. No. 0190

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Chemical Name: 6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione

Biological Activity

Potent AMPA/kainate receptor antagonist. Also antagonist at glycine modulatory site on NMDA receptor complex. CNQX disodium salt (Cat. No. 1045) also available.

Technical Data

M.Wt:

232.16

Formula:

C₉H₄N₄O₄

Solubility:

Soluble to 100 mM in DMSO

Purity:

>99 %

Storage:

Store at RT

CAS No:

115066-14-3

The technical data provided above is for guidance only.
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Disodium Salt Available

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References

Honore et al (1988) Quinoxalinediones: potent competitive non-NMDA glutamate receptor antagonists. Science 241 701. PMID: 2899909.

Long et al (1990) Effect of 6-cyano-2,3-dihydroxy-7-nitro-quinoxaline (CNQX) on dorsal root-, NMDA-, kainate and quisqualate-mediated depolarization of rat motoneurones in vitro. Br.J.Pharmacol. 100 850. PMID: 1976402.

Watkins et al (1990) Structure-activity relationships in the development of excitatory amino acid receptor agonists and competitive antagonists. TiPS 11 25. PMID: 2155495.

King et al (1992) Antagonism of synaptic potentials in ventral horn neurones by 6-cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione: a study in the rat spinal cord in vitro. Br.J.Pharmacol. 107 375. PMID: 1358390.

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