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Diethyl Pyrocarbonate (CAS 1609-47-8)

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Alternate Names:
Diethyl Pyrocarbonate is also known as DEPC.
Application:
Diethyl Pyrocarbonate is an inhibitor of ryanodine binding at the ryanodine/Ca2+ channel.
CAS Number:
1609-47-8
Purity:
≥97%
Molecular Weight:
162.14
Molecular Formula:
C6H10O5
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Diethyl Pyrocarbonate may act to inhibit ryanodine binding to ryanodine/Ca2+ receptor channels in skeletal muscle in a dose- and time-dependent manner and increases the Ca2+ permeability of SR vesicles. This compound could be useful for specific inactivation of nucleases during isolation of undegraded polynucleotides. Diethyl Pyrocarbonate also inhibits PAF Acetylhydrolase (platelet-activating factor acetyl hydrolase), and has been used as a probe for the topography of 5.8S rRNA in yeast ribosomes.


Diethyl Pyrocarbonate (CAS 1609-47-8) References

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  2. Diethyl pyrocarbonate, a histidine-modifying agent, directly stimulates activity of ATP-sensitive potassium channels in pituitary GH(3) cells.  |  Wu, SN. and Chang, HD. 2006. Biochem Pharmacol. 71: 615-23. PMID: 16375866
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  8. Fingolimod Administration Following Hypoxia Induced Neonatal Seizure Can Restore Impaired Long-term Potentiation and Memory Performance in Adult Rats.  |  Hajipour, S., et al. 2023. Neuroscience. 519: 107-119. PMID: 36990271
  9. Targeted Insertion in Nicotiana benthamiana Genomes via Protoplast Regeneration.  |  Wu, FH., et al. 2023. Methods Mol Biol. 2653: 297-315. PMID: 36995634
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Diethyl Pyrocarbonate, 5 g

sc-202574B
5 g
$61.00

Diethyl Pyrocarbonate, 25 g

sc-202574
25 g
$138.00

Diethyl Pyrocarbonate, 100 g

sc-202574A
100 g
$478.00