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BQCA a highly selective allosteric modulator of the M1 mAChR.

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BQCA Chemical Structure

BQCA Chemical Structure

CAS No. : 338747-41-4

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Description

BQCA a highly selective allosteric modulator of the M1 mAChR.

Cellular Effect
Cell Line Type Value Description References
CHO EC50
170 nM
Compound: 4b, BQCA, benzyl quinolone carboxylic acid
Activation of human M1 mAChR expressed in FlpIn-CHO cells assessed as FBS-induced ERK1/2 phosphorylation incubated for 5 mins by Alphascreen assay
Activation of human M1 mAChR expressed in FlpIn-CHO cells assessed as FBS-induced ERK1/2 phosphorylation incubated for 5 mins by Alphascreen assay
[PMID: 24856614]
CHO EC50
845 nM
Compound: 4, BQCA
Potentiation of muscarinic M1 receptor expressed in CHO cells assessed as effect on acetylcholine-induced intracellular calcium mobilization after 1 hr by FLIPR assay
Potentiation of muscarinic M1 receptor expressed in CHO cells assessed as effect on acetylcholine-induced intracellular calcium mobilization after 1 hr by FLIPR assay
[PMID: 20156687]
HepG2 IC50
> 40 μM
Compound: BQCA; benzylquinolone carboxylic acid
Cytotoxicity against human HepG2 cells assessed as reduction in cell viability after 24 hrs by MTT assay
Cytotoxicity against human HepG2 cells assessed as reduction in cell viability after 24 hrs by MTT assay
[PMID: 29533874]
In Vitro

BQCA reduces the concentration of ACh required to activate M1 up to 129-fold with an inflection point value of 845 nM. No potentiation, agonism, or antagonism activity on other mAChRs is observed up to 100 μM[1]. BQCA increases M1 receptor affinity for acetylcholine. The activation of the M1 receptor by BQCA induces a robust inward current and increases spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currents in medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) pyramidal cells[2].

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In Vivo

BQCA requires M1 to promote inositol phosphate turnover in primary neurons and to increase c-fos and arc RNA expression and ERK phosphorylation in the brain. BQCA reverses scopolamine-induced memory deficits in contextual fear conditioning, increases blood flow to the cerebral cortex, and increases wakefulness while reducing delta sleep. BQCA induces β-arrestin recruitment to M1, suggesting a role for this signal transduction mechanism in the cholinergic modulation of memory[1]. BQCA increases firing of mPFC pyramidal cells in vivo. BQCA also restores discrimination reversal learning in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease[2].

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Molecular Weight

309.32

Formula

C18H15NO4
CAS No.
Appearance

Solid

Color

White to off-white

SMILES

O=C(C1=CN(CC2=CC=C(OC)C=C2)C3=C(C=CC=C3)C1=O)O
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Powder -20°C 3 years
4°C 2 years
In solvent -80°C 2 years
-20°C 1 year
Solvent & Solubility
In Vitro: 

DMSO : 4.17 mg/mL (13.48 mM; ultrasonic and warming and heat to 60°C; Hygroscopic DMSO has a significant impact on the solubility of product, please use newly opened DMSO)

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Concentration Solvent Mass 1 mg 5 mg 10 mg
1 mM 3.2329 mL 16.1645 mL 32.3290 mL
5 mM 0.6466 mL 3.2329 mL 6.4658 mL
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* Please refer to the solubility information to select the appropriate solvent. Once prepared, please aliquot and store the solution to prevent product inactivation from repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
Storage method and period of stock solution: -80°C, 2 years; -20°C, 1 year. When stored at -80°C, please use it within 2 years. When stored at -20°C, please use it within 1 year.

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References
Kinase Assay
[1]

Competition binding reactions used 25 μg human M1 CHO membrane protein, BQCA or vehicle, and 0.15 nM [3H]NMS in 96-well deep-well plates. Binding reactions (30 °C for 2-3 h) are terminated by rapid filtration. Nonspecific binding is determined by adding 10 μM atropine. Filter plates are ished 4×with ice-cold 20 mM HEPES, 100 mM NaCl, and 5 mM MgCl2, pH 7.4 using a 96-well harvester. Plates are dried and radioactivity counted with a microplate scintillation counter[1].

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Animal Administration
[1][2]

Rats: Male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 225-250 g, are injected i.p. with the micro-suspension (containing 10% tween 80) of BQCA at the dose of 10 mg/kg. The blood and whole brain tissue samples are collected at 0.5, 1, 2, 4 and 8 h. Blood samples are collected through cardiac puncture in EDTA vacutainer tubes. The plasma is separated by centrifugation and stored at −80°C until analysis. The animals are decapitated and the whole brain tissue are removed and immediately frozen on dry ice[2].

Mice: Mice are dosed I.P. with BQCA in 5% beta-cyclodextrin and/or 0.3 mg/kg scopolamine in 0.9% saline 30 min before placement into a chamber for 2 min before 2 tone-footshock pairings (3 kHz, 85 dB tone for 30 s co-terminated with a 0.5 mA, 1 s shock) 2 min apart. Mice are removed to their home cage 30 s after the last pairing. Twenty-four hours later mice are placed into the same chamber and freezing is measured by Video Freeze[1].

MCE has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.
References

Complete Stock Solution Preparation Table

* Please refer to the solubility information to select the appropriate solvent. Once prepared, please aliquot and store the solution to prevent product inactivation from repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
Storage method and period of stock solution: -80°C, 2 years; -20°C, 1 year. When stored at -80°C, please use it within 2 years. When stored at -20°C, please use it within 1 year.

Optional Solvent Concentration Solvent Mass 1 mg 5 mg 10 mg 25 mg
DMSO 1 mM 3.2329 mL 16.1645 mL 32.3290 mL 80.8224 mL
5 mM 0.6466 mL 3.2329 mL 6.4658 mL 16.1645 mL
10 mM 0.3233 mL 1.6164 mL 3.2329 mL 8.0822 mL
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