alpha-Asarone (Standard)

• UNSPSC Description:

  alpha-Asarone (Standard) is the analytical standard of alpha-Asarone. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. alpha-Asarone (α-Asarone) is one of the main psychoactive compounds, and possesses an antidepressant-like activity in mice.

• Target Antigen:

  GABA Receptor

• Type:

  Reference Standards

• Related Pathways:

  Membrane Transporter/Ion Channel;Neuronal Signaling

• Field of Research:

  Neurological Disease

• Assay Protocol:

  https://www.medchemexpress.com/alpha-asarone-standard.html

• Smiles:

  C/C=C/C1=C(OC)C=C(OC)C(OC)=C1

• Molecular Weight:

  208.25

• References & Citations:

  [1]Ranjithkumar Chellian, et al. Biphasic Effects of α-Asarone on Immobility in the Tail Suspension Test: Evidence for the Involvement of the Noradrenergic and Serotonergic Systems in Its Antidepressant-Like Activity. Front Pharmacol. 2016; 7: 72.|[2]Byung-Wook Kim, et al. α-Asarone attenuates microglia-mediated neuroinflammation by inhibiting NF kappa B activation and mitigates MPTP-induced behavioral deficits in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease. Neuropharmacology, Volume 97, October 2015, Pages 46–57|[3]Hye-Jung Park, et al. Effect of α-asarone on angiogenesis and matrix metalloproteinase. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, Volume 39, Issue 3, May 2015, Pages 1107–1114

• Shipping Conditions:

  Room temperature

• CAS Number:

  2883-98-9