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Description: NMDA antagonist: antimicrobial
Chemical Name: 4,4'-(Pentamethylenedioxy)dibenzamidine bis-2-hydroxyethanesulfonate salt
Purity: ≥99% (HPLC)
Biological Activity for Pentamidine isethionate
Pentamidine isethionate is an antimicrobial. Neuroprotective; inhibits constitutive nitric oxide synthase in the brain and acts as a NMDA glutamate receptor antagonist.
Technical Data for Pentamidine isethionate
| M. Wt | 592.68 |
| Formula | C19H24N4O2.2C2H6O4S |
| Storage | Store at -20°C |
| Purity | ≥99% (HPLC) |
| CAS Number | 140-64-7 |
| PubChem ID | 8813 |
| InChI Key | YBVNFKZSMZGRAD-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| Smiles | NC(C1=CC=C(OCCCCCOC2=CC=C(C(N)=N)C=C2)C=C1)=N.OCCS(=O)(O)=O.OCCS(=O)(O)=O |
The technical data provided above is for guidance only. For batch specific data refer to the Certificate of Analysis.
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References for Pentamidine isethionate
References are publications that support the biological activity of the product.
Reynolds and Aizeman (1992) Pentamidine is an N-MthD.-aspartate receptor antagonist and is neuroprotective in vitro. J.Neurosci. 12 970 PMID: 1532027
Kitamura et al (1995) Inhibition of constitutive nitric oxide synthase in the brain by pentamidine, a calmodulin antagonist. Eur.J.Pharmacol. 289 299 PMID: 7542607
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1 Citation for Pentamidine isethionate
Citations are publications that use Tocris products. Selected citations for Pentamidine isethionate include:
Capoccia et al (2015) S100B-p53 disengagement by pentam. promotes apoptosis and inhibits cellular migration via aquaporin-4 and metalloproteinase-2 inhibition in C6 glioma cells. Oncol Lett 9 2864 PMID: 26137161
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