Gabaculine HCl

Names

[ Name ]:
Gabaculine HCl

[Synonym ]:
EINECS 261-802-6
MFCD00036983
5-aminocyclohexa-1,3-diene-1-carboxylic acid,hydrochloride

Biological Activity

[Description]:

DL-Gabaculine hydrochloride is a neurotoxin that irreversibly inhibits bacterial pyridoxal phosphate linked γ-aminobutyric acid-α-ketoglutaric acid transaminase with a Ki of 2.86 μM[1].

[Related Catalog]:

Signaling Pathways >> Membrane Transporter/Ion Channel >> GABA Receptor

Research Areas >> Neurological Disease

Signaling Pathways >> Neuronal Signaling >> GABA Receptor

[Target]

γ-aminobutyric acid-α-ketoglutaric acid transaminase[1]

[References]

[1]. Rando R R. Mechanism of the irreversible inhibition of γ-aminobutyric acid-α-ketoglutaric acid transaminase by the neurotoxin gabaculine. Biochemistry, 1977, 16(21): 4604-4610.

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Boiling Point ]:
304.6ºC at 760 mmHg

[ Melting Point ]:
203ºC (dec.)(lit.)

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₇H₁₀ClNO₂

[ Molecular Weight ]:
175.61300

[ Flash Point ]:
138ºC

[ Exact Mass ]:
175.04000

[ PSA ]:
63.32000

[ LogP ]:
1.78690

MSDS

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Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :: GU4775000

CHEMICAL NAME :: 1,3-Cyclohexadiene-1-carboxylic acid, 5-amino-, hydrochloride, (+-)-

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :: 59556-17-1

LAST UPDATED :: 199610

DATA ITEMS CITED :: 1

MOLECULAR FORMULA :: C7-H9-N-O2.Cl-H

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :: 175.63

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :: 87 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - ptosis Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Skin and Appendages - hair

REFERENCE :: NEPHBW Neuropharmacology. (Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington Hill Hall, Oxford OX3 OBW, UK) V.9- 1970- Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,803,1982

Safety Information

[ Safety Phrases ]:
22-24/25

[ HS Code ]:
2922499990

Synthetic Route

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Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

DownStream

Customs

[ HS Code ]: 2922499990

[ Summary ]:
HS:2922499990 other amino-acids, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function, and their esters; salts thereof VAT:17.0% Tax rebate rate:9.0% Supervision conditions:AB(certificate of inspection for goods inward,certificate of inspection for goods outward) MFN tariff:6.5% General tariff:30.0%