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ALX-450-014 Revised 22-Feb-08
BAPTA/AM
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SYNONYMS 1,2-bis(2-Aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid tetrakis(acetoxymethyl) ester
PRODUCT LINE Signal Transduction
PRODUCT CATEGORY Calcium Chelators / Caged Calcium Chelators
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Product Numbers: Format: Size: Unit Price: Quantity: Add To Cart
ALX-450-014-M010   10 mg 48.00 USD Add To Cart
ALX-450-014-M050   50 mg 195.00 USD Add To Cart
Product Specification
FORMULA: C34H40N2O18
MW: 764.7
CAS NUMBER: 126150-97-8
PURITY: ≥98% (HPLC)
APPEARANCE: White to off-white powder.
SOLUBILITY: Soluble in DMSO (10mg/ml).
SHIPPING: AMBIENT
LONG TERM STORAGE: -20°C
HANDLING: Packaged under inert gas. Protect from light and moisture.
HAZARD: IRRITANT.
IDENTITY: Determined by 1H-NMR.

Product Description
Cell permeable acetoxymethyl ester derivative of BAPTA (Prod. No. ALX-450-013). Useful for controlling intracellular Ca2+ concentration. Induces inactivation of protein kinase C. Also inhibits thapsigargin-induced apoptosis in rat thymocytes.
Product Specific Literature References
Physiological [Ca2+]i level and pump-leak turnover in intact red cells measured using an incorporated Ca chelator: V.L. Lew, et al.; Nature 298, 478 (1982) Abstract
BAPTA induces a decrease of intracellular free calcium and a translocation and inactivation of protein kinase C in macrophages: P. Dieter, et al.; Biol. Chem. Hoppe-Seyler 374, 171 (1993) Abstract
Intracellular calcium chelator, BAPTA-AM, prevents cocaine-induced ventricular fibrillation: G.E. Billman; Am. J. Physiol. 265, H1529 (1993) Abstract
Intracellular Ca2+ signals activate apoptosis in thymocytes: studies using the Ca(2+)-ATPase inhibitor thapsigargin: S. Jiang, et al.; Exp. Cell. Res. 212, 84 (1994) Abstract
Stimulation of the ERK pathway by GTP-loaded Rap1 requires the concomitant activation of Ras, protein kinase C, and protein kinase A in neuronal cells: T. Bouschet, et al.; J. Biol. Chem. 278, 4778 (2003) Abstract; Full Text
Further Categories Containing This Product:
PKC Inhibitors • Apoptosis Inducers & Inhibitors Other Products • Nuclear Envelope & Nuclear Transport
 
 
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