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L2407

Luzindole

≥90%, melatonin receptor antagonist

Synonym(s):

N-Acetyl-2-benzyltryptamine, N-[2-[2-(Phenylmethyl)-1H-indol-3-yl]ethyl]acetamide

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C19H20N2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
292.37
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77
MDL number:
Assay:
≥90%
Quality level:
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Product Name

Luzindole, ≥90%

Quality Level

assay

≥90%

solubility

DMSO: 5 mg/mL

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CC(=O)NCCc1c(Cc2ccccc2)[nH]c3ccccc13

InChI

1S/C19H20N2O/c1-14(22)20-12-11-17-16-9-5-6-10-18(16)21-19(17)13-15-7-3-2-4-8-15/h2-10,21H,11-13H2,1H3,(H,20,22)

InChI key

WVVXBPKOIZGVNS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

Application

Luzindole has been used as a MT1/MT2 receptor antagonist to detect the role of the melatonin receptor in neutrophil migration

Biochem/physiol Actions

Luzindole is a melatonin (mel) receptor antagonist. It has higher affinity towards the Mel 1b receptor than the Mel 1a receptor subtype.

Features and Benefits

This compound is featured on the Melatonin Receptors page of the Handbook of Receptor Classification and Signal Transduction. To browse other handbook pages, click here.


Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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Rafael Ochoa-Sanchez et al.
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry, 39(2), 318-325 (2012-07-14)
Melatonin (MLT) is a neurohormone known to be involved in the regulation of anxiety. Most of the physiological actions of MLT in the brain are mediated by two high-affinity G-protein-coupled receptors, denoted MT(1) and MT(2). However, the particular role of
Alicia González et al.
Journal of pineal research, 52(1), 12-20 (2011-07-02)
Melatonin inhibits the genesis and growth of breast cancer by interfering at different levels in the estrogen-signaling pathways. Melatonin inhibits aromatase activity and expression in human breast cancer cells, thus behaving as a selective estrogen enzyme modulator. As the adipose
Exogenous melatonin inhibits neutrophil migration through suppression of ERK activation
Ren DL, et al.
The Journal of Endocrinology, 227(1), 49-60 (2015)



Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
L2407-5MG04061833950050