6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione
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6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione
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CAS No:
115066-14-3
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Formula:
C9H4N4O4
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Chemical Name:
6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione
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Synonyms:
6-Quinoxalinecarbonitrile,1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-7-nitro-2,3-dioxo-;1,2,3,4-Tetrahydro-7-nitro-2,3-dioxo-6-quinoxalinecarbonitrile;FG 9065;6-Cyano-2,3-dihydroxy-7-nitroquinoxaline;6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione;CNQX;2,3-Dioxo-7-nitro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxaline-6-carbonitrile
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Description
6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione is a quinoxaline derivative.|A potent excitatory amino acid antagonist with a preference for non-NMDA iontropic receptors. It is used primarily as a research tool.
Drug Information
Drugs that bind to but do not activate excitatory amino acid receptors, thereby blocking the actions of agonists. (See all compounds classified as Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists.)
1,4-dihydro-2,3-dihydroxy-7-nitro-6-quinoxalinecarbonitrile
6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione Use and Manufacturing
CNQX is a competitive, non-NMDA glutamate receptor antagonist (IC50s = 0.3 and 1.5 μM for AMPA and kainate receptors, respectively, versus IC50 = 25 μM for NMDA receptors). This compound has been used to specifically target AMPA and kainate receptor responses and thus differentiate from that of NMDA receptors.
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