Tetrodotoxin citrate, Na+ channel blocker (ab120055)
Key features and details
- Na+ channel blocker; water-soluble
- CAS Number: 18660-81-6
- Purity: > 98%
Soluble in water
- Form / State: Solid
- Source: Fugu
Overview
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Product name
Tetrodotoxin citrate, Na+ channel blocker -
Description
Na+ channel blocker; water-soluble -
Alternative names
- TTX
- TTX citrate
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Biological description
Water soluble citrate salt of tetrodotoxin. Potent, selective and reversible, use-dependent inhibitor of voltage-dependent Na+ channels.
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Purity
> 98% -
General notes
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CAS Number
18660-81-6 -
Chemical structure
Properties
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Chemical name
Octahydro-12-(hydroxymethyl)-2-imino-5,9:7,10a-dimethano-10aH-[1,3]dioxocino[6,5-d] pyrimidine-4,7,10,11,12-pentol + citrate buffer
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Molecular weight
511.40 -
Molecular formula
C11H17N3O8.C6H8O7 -
PubChem identifier
205806 -
Storage instructions
Store at -20°C. Store under desiccating conditions. The product can be stored for up to 12 months. -
Solubility overview
Soluble in water
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Handling
Wherever possible, you should prepare and use solutions on the same day. However, if you need to make up stock solutions in advance, we recommend that you store the solution as aliquots in tightly sealed vials at -20°C. Generally, these will be useable for up to one month. Before use, and prior to opening the vial we recommend that you allow your product to equilibrate to room temperature for at least 1 hour.
Toxic, refer to SDS for further information.
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SMILES
O=C(O)C(O)(CC(=O)O)CC(=O)O.O[C@H]3C14NC(=N)N[C@H](O)[C@@H]4C2O[C@]3(O)O[C@H](C1O)C2(O)CO -
Source
Fugu
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Research areas
Images
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Functional Studies - Tetrodotoxin citrate, Na+ channel blocker (ab120055) Marion and Hay PLoS One. 2011;6(12):e27581. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027581. Epub 2011 Dec 2. Fig 5. Reproduced under the Creative Commons license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Percent of TTX-containing food pellets eaten by bluegill over 6 d of repeated feedings.
Pellets were infused with different concentrations of TTX within the range found in newts from the field. P values are from likelihood ratio tests from a GLMM.
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Functional Studies - Tetrodotoxin citrate, Na+ channel blocker (ab120055) Image from Bertran-Gonzalez J et al., PLoS One. 2012;7(12):e53195. Fig 3(A).; doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053195. Reproduced under the Creative Commons license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Cell-attached recording of a striatal cholinergic interneuron depicting TTX (100 nM) inhibition of spontaneous action potential firing. The open bar indicates time of TTX application. -
Functional Studies - Tetrodotoxin citrate, Na+ channel blocker (ab120055) Image from Bertran-Gonzalez J et al., PLoS One. 2012;7(12):e53195. Fig 3(C).; doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053195.Quantification of the p-S6rp signal in each striatal ChAt immunoreactive neuron after 1 hour incubation in control or TTX (1 M). Each dot corresponds to one neuron; each color corresponds to a different animal; dashed lines indicate the mean. Fluorescence values are normalized in arbitrary units (a.u.).