L-BMAA hydrochloride

Name: L-BMAA hydrochloride
Brand: Tocris Bioscience
SKU: 2538

Tocris Bioscience, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # 2538

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Neurotoxic amino acid

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Key Product Details

Description:	Neurotoxic amino acid
Chemical Name:	3-(Methylamino)-L-alanine hydrochloride
Molecular Weight:	154.6

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Biological Activity for L-BMAA hydrochloride

L-BMAA hydrochloride is a neurotoxic glutamate agonist originally isolated from Cycas circinalis. Implicated in the pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-Parkinsonism-dementia complex of Guam (Guam ALS-PD).

Technical Data for L-BMAA hydrochloride

M. Wt	154.6
Formula	C₄H₁₀N₂O₂.HCl
Storage	Store at -20°C
CAS Number	16012-55-8
PubChem ID	51358333
InChi Key	VDXYGASOGLSIDM-DFWYDOINSA-N
Smiles	N[C@@H](CNC)C(O)=O.Cl

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References for L-BMAA hydrochloride

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Vega The preparation of L- and D-α-amino-β<-methylaminopropionic acids and the identification of the compound isolated from Cycas circinalis as the L-isomer. Phytochemistry
Weiss Neurotoxicity of β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) and β-N-oxalylamino-L-alanine (BOAA) on cultured cortical neurons. Brain Res. 1989 PMID: 2551452

L-BMAA hydrochloride

Tocris Bioscience, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # 2538

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