(-)-Huperzine A

(-)-Huperzine A

• CAS Number: 102518-79-6
• UNSPSC Description: (-)-Huperzine A (Huperzine A) is an alkaloid isolated from Huperzia serrata, with neuroprotective activity. (-)-Huperzine A is a potent, highly specific, reversible and blood-brain barrier penetrant inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase (AChE), with an IC50 of 82 nM. (-)-Huperzine A also is non-competitive antagonist of N-methyl-D-aspartate glutamate (NMDA) receptor. (-)-Huperzine A is developed for the research of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease[1][2][3][4][5].
• Target Antigen: Apoptosis; Cholinesterase (ChE); iGluR
• Type: Natural Products
• Related Pathways: Apoptosis;Membrane Transporter/Ion Channel;Neuronal Signaling
• Applications: Neuroscience-Neurodegeneration
• Field of Research: Neurological Disease
• Assay Protocol: https://www.medchemexpress.com/_-_-Huperzine-A.html
• Solubility: DMSO : 50 mg/mL (ultrasonic)
• Smiles: O=C1NC2=C([C@@](/C3=C\C)(N)CC(C)=C[C@@]3([H])C2)C=C1
• Molecular Weight: 242.322
• References & Citations: [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]Rui Wang, et al. Progress in studies of huperzine A, a natural cholinesterase inhibitor from Chinese herbal medicine. Acta Pharmacol Sin. 2006 Jan;27(1):1-26.|[3]J M Zhang, et al. Huperzine A, a nootropic alkaloid, inhibits N-methyl-D-aspartate-induced current in rat dissociated hippocampal neurons.Neuroscience. 2001;105(3):663-9|[4]Maung Kyaw Moe Tun, et al. The pharmacology and therapeutic potential of (−)-huperzine A. J Exp Pharmacol. 2012; 4: 113–123.|[5]R Wang, et al. Huperzine A attenuates cognitive dysfunction and neuronal degeneration caused by beta-amyloid protein-(1-40) in rat. Eur J Pharmacol. 2001 Jun 15;421(3):149-56.
• Shipping Conditions: Room Temperature
• Clinical Information: Launched