(-)-Huperzine A (HupA)
Selleck Chemicals
SKU:S2251-2MG
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(-)-Huperzine A (HupA) is an inhibitor of AChR and NMDAR used in studies of Calcium Signaling and Neurotransmission. In practice, this places the compound in experiments that measure calcium flux, excitability, and secretion-linked signaling and synaptic signaling, receptor activity, and neuronal excitability in neuroscience models.
By inhibiting AChR and NMDAR, (-)-Huperzine A (HupA) can be used to examine calcium flux, excitability, and secretion-linked signaling and synaptic signaling, receptor activity, and neuronal excitability. This context is compatible with calcium-mobilization, membrane-activity, and signaling assays and electrophysiology, neurotransmission, and receptor-response assays, as well as transcriptional, biochemical, or phenotypic comparisons linked to the annotated pathway state. In neuroscience models, these readouts can be combined with viability, reporter, localization, biochemical conversion, or morphology endpoints to refine experimental interpretation.
Research Applications
- Target-focused assays involving AChR and NMDAR
- Pathway perturbation studies connected to Calcium Signaling and Neurotransmission
- Concentration-response inhibition and target-dependence studies
- Phenotypic profiling in neuroscience models
Overall, (-)-Huperzine A (HupA) is appropriate when a defined chemical perturbant is needed to connect AChR and NMDAR with measurable biochemical, transcriptional, electrophysiological, imaging, or phenotypic readouts in neuroscience models. This profile is suited to mechanistic follow-up, comparative profiling, and assay optimization under defined exposure conditions.
- Targets:
- AChR • NMDAR
- Target Class:
- Other
- Pathways:
- Calcium Signaling • Neurotransmission
- Research Area:
- Neuroscience
- CAS No.:
- 102518-79-6
- Molecular Weight:
- 24232
- Formula:
- C₁₅H₁₈N₂O
- SMILES:
- CC=C1C2CC3=C(C1(CC(=C2)C)N)C=CC(=O)N3
- InChIKey:
- ZRJBHWIHUMBLCN-QDEBKDIKSA-N
- PubChem:
- 854026
- Storage Temperature:
- -20°C
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