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PEPA

An Agonist of AMPA Receptors
    Cat #: P-200
  • Lyophilized Powder
  • Bioassay Tested
    • Source Synthetic
    MW: 402.1
    Purity: >99.9%
    Form Lyophilized powder.
    Effective concentration 10 - 250 μM.
    Structure
    • PEPA
    Chemical name 2-(2,6-difluoro-4-(2-(phenylsulfonamido)ethylthio)phenoxy)acetamide.
    Molecular formula C16H16F2N2O4S2.
    CAS No.: 141286-78-4.
    Activity PEPA is a selective AMPA receptor agonist (allosteric potentiator)1.
    References-Activity
    1. Sekiguchi, M. et al. (2002) Br. J. Pharmacol. 136, 1033.
    Shipping and storage Shipped at room temperature. Product as supplied can be stored intact at room temperature for several weeks. For longer periods, it should be stored at -20°C.
    Solubility 50 mM in DMSO. Centrifuge all product preparations before use (10000 x g for 1 min).
    Storage of solutions Up to four weeks at 4°C or three months at -20°C.
    Our bioassay
    • PEPA
      Alomone Labs PEPA potentiates GluA1 channels expressed in Xenopus oocytes.
      Time course of current reversible potentiation by 250 μM PEPA (#P-200) on glutamate-elicited currents (100 μM, holding potential -80 mV).
    References - Scientific background
    1. Sekiguchi, M.  et al. (1997) J. Neurosci. 17, 5760.
    2. Zushida, K. et al. (2007) J. Neurosci. 27, 158.
    Scientific background PEPA is a flop splice variant and GluR3/4-prefrerring potentiator of AMPA receptors. PEPA is small chemical compound that enhances AMPA receptor channel activity by modulating receptor kinetics such as desensitization and deactivation. It reportedly enhances synaptic response by selectively acting on AMPA receptors. PEPA (1–200 μm) dose dependently potentiates glutamate-evoked currents in Xenopus oocytes expressing AMPA (GluRA–GluRD). At 200 μm, PEPA could potentiate glutamate responses by 50-fold in oocytes expressing GluRCflop (EC50 ∼50 μm)1. In addition, it potently facilitates extinction learning through activation of AMPA receptors mainly in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC)2.
    Target AMPA receptors
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    Last update: 24/01/2020

    PEPA (#P-200) is a highly pure, synthetic, and biologically active compound.

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