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Description: NMDA antagonist; antidepressant; may not display psychotomimetic or addictive side effects of (S)-ketamine
Chemical Name: (R)-(-)-2-(2-Chlorophenyl)-2-(methylamino)cyclohexanone hydrochloride
Purity: ≥99% (HPLC)
Biological Activity for (R)-(-)-Ketamine hydrochloride
(R)-(-)-Ketamine hydrochloride is a NMDA antagonist (Ki = 1.4 μM); exhibits more potent and longer lasting antidepressant effects compared to its enantiomer (S)-ketamine in vivo. Also may not display the psychotomimetic or addictive side effects associated with (S)-ketamine. (R)-(-)-Ketamine hydrochloride upregulates KCNQ2 channels in mouse ventral hippocampal glutamatergic neurons in vitro and in vivo. It exerts its sustained antidepressant effetcs via KCNQ2 cell type specific regulation.
Technical Data for (R)-(-)-Ketamine hydrochloride
| M. Wt | 274.19 |
| Formula | C13H16ClNO.HCl |
| Storage | Store at RT |
| Purity | ≥99% (HPLC) |
| CAS Number | 33795-24-3 |
| PubChem ID | 9838417 |
| InChI Key | VCMGMSHEPQENPE-BTQNPOSSSA-N |
| Smiles | O=C1[C@@](C2=CC=CC=C2Cl)(NC)CCCC1.Cl |
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References for (R)-(-)-Ketamine hydrochloride
References are publications that support the biological activity of the product.
Zhang et al (2014) R-(-)-ketamine shows greater potency and longer lasting antidepressant effects than S-(+)-ketamine. Pharmacol.Biochem.Behav. 116 137 PMID: 24316345
Xiong et al (2018) Comparison of rapid and long-lasting antidepressant effects of negative modulators of α5-containing GABAA receptors and (R)-ketamine in a chronic social defeat stress model. Pharmacol.Biochem.Behav. 175 139 PMID: 30359627
Zanos et al (2016) NMDAR inhibition-independent antidepressant actions of ketamine metabolites. Nature 533 481 PMID: 27144355
Ebert et al (1997) Norketamine, the main metabolite of ketamine, is a non-competitive NMDA receptor antagonist in the rat cortex and spinal cord. Eur.J.Pharmacol. 333 99 PMID: 9311667
Lopez et al (2022) Ketamine exerts its sustained antidepressant effects via cell-type-specific regulation of Kcnq2. Neuron 110 2283 PMID: 35649415
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