MNI-caged-L-glutamate, is a new caged neuroactive amino acid, that use 4-methoxy-7-nitroindolinyl- (MNI) group to make caged ligands specific for glutamate receptor sub-types. MNI-caged-L-glutamate, rapidly release glutamate when photolysed.
Caged glutamate that rapidly and efficiently releases glutamate when photolysed (300-380 nm excitation). Water-soluble, highly resistant to hydrolysis, stable at neutral pH, and pharmacologically inactive at neuronal glutamate receptors (up to mM concentrations). 2.5-fold more efficient at releasing L-glutamate than NI-caged L-glutamate.
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