Chemical Properties
yellow powder
Uses
Anthracene-9-carboxylic acid is a Cl- transport inhibitor with a moderate to strong inhibitory action on PKA activated cardiac IcI.
Definition
ChEBI: An anthroic acid carrying the carboxy substituent at position 9.
Synthesis Reference(s)
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 70, p. 1079, 1948
DOI: 10.1021/ja01183a061
Biological Activity
Cl - transport inhibitor with a moderate to strong inhibitory action on PKA activated cardiac I cI .
Safety Profile
Moderately toxic byintraperitoneal route. Mutation data reported. Whenheated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke andirritating vapors.
Purification Methods
Crystallise the acid from EtOH. It is fluorescent in EtOH. [Beilstein 9 IV 2671.]
