(±)-Huperzine A (Synonyms: Hup A, (-)-Selagine) |
| Catalog No.GC11965 |
A neuroprotective AChE inhibitor
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Cas No.: 120786-18-7
Sample solution is provided at 25 µL, 10mM.
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(−)-Huperzine A (HupA) is an acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitor with an IC50 value of 82 nmol/L [1] and acts as an antagonist of the N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor [2].
AChE is the key brain enzyme responsible for the rapid degradation of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. AChE inhibitors are probably useful in the amelioration of the Alzheimer’s symptomatology [3].
It was found that NMDA markedly reduced AChE activities [4]. In rat dissociated hippocampal neurons, HupA inhibited the NMDA-induced current. In neurons, 100 µM HupA, NMDA-induced currents were 55.7 ± 4.9% of the control values. The binding molecular ratio of NMDA receptor: HupA is 1:1. The inhibition of NMDA receptor by HupA is not competitive [5]. HupA significantly increased the phosphorylation levels of both glycogen synthase kinase (GSK)-3α protein and GSK-3β protein in APPsw-overexpressing cells [2]. Activated GSK-3 consequently decreased acetylcholine (ACh) level in the striatum [6].
Treated with doses of (−)-huperzine A, AChE−/− mice showed no toxic symptoms and had normal levels of AChE. This demonstrated the specificity of (−)-huperzine A as an inhibitor of AChE at the dose used in vivo [7]. In rat whole brain, oral administration of HupA at a dose of 1.5 μmol/kg (3.6 mg/kg) obtained a maximum inhibition of AChE at 60 min and this maximum inhibition was maintained for 360 min [8].
References:
[1]. MA Xiao-Chao, XIN Jian, WANG Hai-Xue, et al. Acute effects of huperzine A and tacrine on rat liver. Acta Pharmacol ogica Sinica, 2003, 24(3):247-250.
[2]. Zhong Ming Qian and Ya Ke. Huperzine A: is it an effective disease-modifying drug for Alzheimer's disease? Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2014, 6:216.
[3]. V. Rajendran, Suo-Bao Rong, Ashima Saxena, et al. Synthesis of a hybrid analog of the acetylcholinesterase inhibitors huperzine A and huperzine B. Tetrahedron Letters, 2001, 42: 5359-5361.
[4]. J. R. Delfs, D. M. Saroff, Y. Nishida, et al. Effects of NMDA and its antagonists on ventral horn cholinergic neurons in organotypic roller tube spinal cord cultures. J. Neural Transm., 1997, 104(1):31-51.
[5]. J. M. Zhang and G. Y. Hu. Huperzine A, a nootropic alkaloid, inhibits N-methyl-D-aspartate-induced current in rat dissociated hippocampal neurons. Neuroscience, 2001, 105(3):663-9.
[6]. L. Zhao, C. B. Chu, J. F. Li, et al. Glycogen synthase kinase-3 reduces acetylcholine level in striatum via disturbing cellular distribution of choline acetyltransferase in cholinergic interneurons in rats. Neuroscience, 2013, 255:203-11.
[7]. Ellen G. Duysen, Bin Li, Sultan Darvesh, et al. Sensitivity of butyrylcholinesterase knockout mice to (−)-huperzine A and donepezil suggests humans with butyrylcholinesterase deficiency may not tolerate these Alzheimer’s disease drugs and indicates butyrylcholinesterase function in neurotransmission. Toxicology, 2007, 233:60-69.
[8]. Rui Wang, Han Yan and Xi-can Tang. Progress in studies of huperzine A, a natural cholinesterase inhibitor from Chinese herbal medicine. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, 2006, 27:1-26.
| Cas No. | 120786-18-7 | SDF | |
| Synonymes | Hup A, (-)-Selagine | ||
| Chemical Name | (5R,9R,E)-5-amino-11-ethylidene-7-methyl-5,6,9,10-tetrahydro-5,9-methanocycloocta[b]pyridin-2(1H)-one | ||
| Canonical SMILES | C/C=C1[C@@]2(N)C3=C(NC(C=C3)=O)C[C@]/1([H])C=C(C)C2 | ||
| Formula | C15H18N2O | M.Wt | 242.32 |
| Solubility | DMSO : ≥ 50 mg/mL (206.34 mM) | Storage | Store at -20°C |
| General tips | Please select the appropriate solvent to prepare the stock solution according to the
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and period of the stock solution: When stored at -80°C, please use it within 6 months; when stored
at -20°C, please use it within 1 month. To increase solubility, heat the tube to 37°C and then oscillate in an ultrasonic bath for some time. |
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| Shipping Condition | Evaluation sample solution: shipped with blue ice. All other sizes available: with RT, or with Blue Ice upon request. | ||
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1 mg | 5 mg | 10 mg |
| 1 mM | 4.1268 mL | 20.6339 mL | 41.2677 mL |
| 5 mM | 0.8254 mL | 4.1268 mL | 8.2535 mL |
| 10 mM | 0.4127 mL | 2.0634 mL | 4.1268 mL |
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