Chlorohydroxyphenylglycine
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IUPAC name
Amino(2-chloro-5-hydroxyphenyl)acetic acid
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Abbreviations | CHPG |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.162.133 ![]() |
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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C8H6ClNO3 | |
Molar mass | 199.59 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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2-Chloro-5-hydroxyphenylglycine or CHPG is an agonist of the metabotropic glutamate receptors, specific for mGluR5.[1]
It is capable of directly potentiating the depolarization of hippocampal CA1 neurons induced through NMDA administration.[2]
References[]
- ^ Kammermeier, Paul J (2012). "The orthosteric agonist 2-chloro-5-hydroxyphenylglycine activates mGluR5 and mGluR1 with similar efficacy and potency". BMC Pharmacology. 12: 6. doi:10.1186/1471-2210-12-6. PMC 3416681. PMID 22642439.
- ^ Collingridge G.; Volianskis A.; Bannister N.; France G.; Hanna L.; Mercier M.; Tidball P.; Fang G.; Irvine M.; Costa, Blaise M.; Monaghan, Daniel T.; Bortolotto, Zuner A.; Molnár, Elek; Lodge, David; Jane, David E. (2013). "The NMDA receptor as a target for cognitive enhancement". Neuropharmacology. 64: 13–26. doi:10.1016/j.neuropharm.2012.06.051. PMC 4696548. PMID 22796429.
Categories:
- Amino acids
- Chloroarenes
- Phenols
- MGlu5 receptor agonists
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