Territorial Availability: Available through Bertin Technologies only in France
- Synonyms
- 2-(phosphonomethyl)-pentanedioic acid
- Correlated keywords
- 2-phosphonomethylpentanedioic GCP-2 GCP2 GCPII 2PMPA mGluR LY-341495
- Product Overview:
2-(Phosphonomethyl)-pentanedioic acid (2-PMPA) is a potent inhibitor of glutamate carboxypeptidase II (GCP II), also known as N-acetylated ?-linked dipeptidase (NAALADase), with a Ki value of 98 pM for release of glutamate from the NAALADase peptide substrate N-acetylasparatylglutamate (NAAG).{38879} It is selective for GCP II/NAALADase over a panel of 100 receptors, transporters, ion channels, and enzymes at a concentration of 10 ?M.{7392} 2-PMPA is neuroprotective against hypoxia (EC50 = 8.4 ?M), but not veratridine-induced injury, in neuron-enriched primary cultures from rat embryo cerebellum.{38880} In vivo, 2-PMPA reduces neuronal cell death induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion via increases in NAAG expression and reduction of glutamate in rats.{7392} 2-PMPA (100 mg/kg) blocks the conditioned place preference response to cocaine, but not food, in male rats.{38881} It reduces the number of flinches induced by formalin injection into the footpad of mice when administered at a dose of 10 ?g per animal, an effect that is reversed by the group II metabotropic glutamate receptor antagonist LY341495.{38878} 2-PMPA also decreases severity and delays onset of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in mice.{38882}
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Our scientists are experts in the synthesis, purification, and characterization of biochemicals ranging from small drug-like heterocycles to complex biolipids, fatty acids, and many others. We are also highly skilled in all aspects of assay and antibody development, protein expression, crystallization, and structure determination.
Over the past thirty years, Cayman developed a deep knowledge base in lipid biochemistry, including research involving the arachidonic acid cascade, inositol phosphates, and cannabinoids. This knowledge enabled the production of reagents of exceptional quality for cancer, oxidative injury, epigenetics, neuroscience, inflammation, metabolism, and many additional lines of research.
Our organic and analytical chemists specialize in the rapid development of manufacturing processes and analytical methods to carry out clinical and commercial GMP-API production. Pre-clinical drug discovery efforts are currently underway in the areas of bone restoration and repair, muscular dystrophy, oncology, and inflammation. A separate group of Ph.D.-level scientists are dedicated to offering Hit-to-Lead Discovery and Profiling Services for epigenetic targets. Our knowledgeable chemists can be contracted to perform complete sample analysis for analytes measured by the majority of our assays. We also offer a wide range of analytical services using LC-MS/MS, HPLC, GC, and many other techniques.
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