MPP+ (iodide)

• UNSPSC Description:

  MPP+ iodide, a toxic metabolite of the neurotoxin MPTP, causes symptom of Parkinson's disease in animal models by selectively destroying dopaminergic neurons in substantia nigra. MPP+ iodide is taken up by the dopamine transporter into dopaminergic neurons where it exerts its neurotoxic action on mitochondria by affecting complex I of the respiratory chain. MPP+ iodide is also a high affinity substrate for the serotonin transporter (SERT)[1][2].

• Target Antigen:

  Mitochondrial Metabolism

• Type:

  Reference compound

• Related Pathways:

  Metabolic Enzyme/Protease

• Applications:

  Neuroscience-Neurodegeneration

• Field of Research:

  Neurological Disease

• Assay Protocol:

  https://www.medchemexpress.com/mpp-iodide.html

• Purity:

  99.94

• Solubility:

  DMSO : 100 mg/mL (ultrasonic)|H2O : 100 mg/mL (ultrasonic)

• Smiles:

  C[N+]1=CC=C(C2=CC=CC=C2)C=C1.[I-]

• Molecular Weight:

  297.14

• References & Citations:

  [1]Zhao M, et al. Mitochondrial calcium dysfunction contributes to autophagic cell death induced by MPP+ via AMPK pathway. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2019;509(2):390-394.|[2]Martí Y, et al. Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+) differentially affects monoamine release and re-uptake in murine embryonic stem cell-derived dopaminergic and serotonergic neurons. Mol Cell Neurosci. 2017;83:37-45.|[3]Charlton CG. 1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+) but not 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6- tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) serves as methyl donor for dopamine: a possible mechanism of action. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 1992;5(2):114-118.

• Shipping Conditions:

  Room Temperature

• Storage Conditions:

  4°C (Powder, sealed storage, away from moisture and light)

• Clinical Information:

  No Development Reported

• CAS Number:

  36913-39-0