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ALX-430-026 Revised 12-Sep-06
Calmidazolium chloride
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SYNONYMS 1-[bis(p-Chlorophenyl)methyl]-3-[2,4-dichloro-β-(2,4-dichlorobenzyloxy)phenethyl] imidazolium chloride
PRODUCT LINE Signal Transduction
PRODUCT CATEGORY Calmodulin Inhibitors
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ALX-430-026-M010   10 mg 85.00 USD Add To Cart
ALX-430-026-M050   50 mg 340.00 USD Add To Cart
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Product Specification
FORMULA: C31H23Cl7N2O
MW: 687.7
CAS NUMBER: 57265-65-3
PURITY: ≥98%
APPEARANCE: White powder.
SOLUBILITY: Soluble in methanol, 100% ethanol, chloroform, DMSO or propylene glycol; almost insoluble in water.
SHIPPING: AMBIENT
LONG TERM STORAGE: +4°C

Product Description
Calmodulin antagonist. At least 150 times more potent than trifluoperazine (Prod. No. ALX- 550-310) as an inhibitor of brain calmodulin-dependent phosphodiesterase. Inhibitor of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels. Blocks Ca2+-calmodulin binding to NOS.
Product Specific Literature References
Inhibitors of calmodulin impair the constitutive but not the inducible nitric oxide synthase activity in the rat aorta: V.B. Schini & P.M. Vanhoutte; J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 261, 553 (1992) Abstract
Calmidazolium, a calmodulin inhibitor, inhibits endothelium-dependent relaxations resistant to nitro-L-arginine in the canine coronary artery: S. Illiano, et al.; Br. J. Pharmacol. 107, 387 (1992) Abstract
The calmodulin antagonist calmidazolium stimulates release of nitric oxide in neuroblastoma N1E-115 cells: J. Hu & E.E. el-Fakahany; Neuroreport 4, 198 (1993) Abstract
Vasoactive intestinal peptide/pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide-dependent activation of membrane-bound NO synthase in smooth muscle mediated by pertussis toxin-sensitive Gi1-2: K.S. Murthy & G.M. Makhlouf; J. Biol. Chem. 269, 15977 (1994) Abstract
Mitochondrial nitric oxide synthase is constitutively active and is functionally upregulated in hypoxia: Z. Lacza, et al.; Free Radic. Biol. Med. 31, 1609 (2001) Abstract
Mitochondrial calcium uptake stimulates nitric oxide production in mitochondria of bovine vascular endothelial cells: E.N. Dedkova, et al.; Am. J. Physiol. Cell Physiol. 286, C406 (2004) Abstract; Full Text
Neural tube closure depends on nitric oxide synthase activity: A. Nachmany, et al.; J. Neurochem. 96, 247 (2006) Abstract
Further Categories Containing This Product:
NOS Other ProductsCa2+ Channels (L-type)Phosphodiesterases / Related Products