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Submit ReviewMK 212 hydrochloride
Description: 5-HT2C agonist
Chemical Name: 6-Chloro-2-(1-piperazinyl)pyrazine hydrochloride
Purity: ≥99% (HPLC)
Biological Activity for MK 212 hydrochloride
MK 212 hydrochloride is a 5-HT receptor agonist; displays selectivity for 5-HT2C over 5-HT2A (IC50 values are 0.028 and 0.42 μM for human 5-HT2C and 5-HT2A receptors expressed in HEK293 cells respectively).
Technical Data for MK 212 hydrochloride
| M. Wt | 235.12 |
| Formula | C8H11ClN4.HCl |
| Storage | Store at RT |
| Purity | ≥99% (HPLC) |
| CAS Number | 61655-58-1 |
| PubChem ID | 198421 |
| InChI Key | PFIZGLUIYAZQFU-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| Smiles | ClC1=CN=CC(N2CCNCC2)=N1.Cl |
The technical data provided above is for guidance only. For batch specific data refer to the Certificate of Analysis.
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References for MK 212 hydrochloride
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Conn and Sanders-Bush (1987) Relative efficacies of piperazines at the phosphoinositide hydrolysis-linked serotonergic (5-HT2 and 5-HT1C) receptors. J.Pharmacol.Exp.Ther. 242 552 PMID: 3039120
Hemrick-Luecke and Fuller (1996) Involvement of 5-HT2A receptors in the elevation of rat serum corticosterone concentration by quipazine and MK-212. Eur.J.Pharmacol. 311 207 PMID: 8891601
Jensen et al (2013) Design, synthesis, and pharmacological characterization of N- and O-substituted 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-isoxazolo[4,5-dazepin-3-ol analogues: novel 5-HT2A/5-HT2C receptor agonists with pro-cognitive J.Med.Chem. 56 1211 PMID: 23301527
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6 Citations for MK 212 hydrochloride
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Murray et al (2011) Polysynaptic excitatory postsynaptic potentials that trigger spasms after spinal cord injury in rats are inhibited by 5-HT1B and 5-HT1F receptors. J Neurophysiol 106 925 PMID: 21653728
Yu and Yamaguchi (2009) 5-HT2C-like receptors in the brain of Xenopus laevis initiate sex-typical fictive vocalizations. J Neurophysiol 102 752 PMID: 19474172
Bigford et al (2012) 5-Hydroxytryptamine 5HT2C receptors form a protein complex with N-MthD.-aspartate GluN2A subunits and activate phosphorylation of Src protein to modulate motoneuronal depolarization. J Biol Chem 287 11049 PMID: 22291020
Yu and Yamaguchi (2010) Endogenous serotonin acts on 5-HT2C-like receptors in key vocal areas of the brain stem to initiate vocalizations in Xenopus laevis. J Biomed Sci 103 648 PMID: 19955293
Murray et al (2010) Recovery of motoneuron and locomotor function after spinal cord injury depends on constitutive activity in 5-HT2C receptors. Nat Med 16 694 PMID: 20512126
Kawahara et al (2008) Dysregulated editing of serotonin 2C receptor mRNAs results in energy dissipation and loss of fat mass. J Neurosci 28 12834 PMID: 19036977
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