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α-Cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid

≥98% (TLC), powder, monocarboxylic acid transport inhibitor

Synonym(s):

α-CCA, α-CHCA, α-Cyano, 4-HCCA, ACCA

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Linear Formula:
HOC6H4CH=C(CN)CO2H
CAS Number:
28166-41-8
Molecular Weight:
189.17
Beilstein:
3271427
EC Number:
248-879-1
MDL number:
MFCD00004204
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
PubChem Substance ID:
24892459
NACRES:
NA.77

product name

α-Cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid, ≥98% (TLC), powder

Assay

≥98% (TLC)

form

powder

color

yellow

mp

245-250 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: slightly soluble
methanol: water: soluble
polar organic solvents: soluble

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

OC(=O)\C(=C\c1ccc(O)cc1)C#N

InChI

1S/C10H7NO3/c11-6-8(10(13)14)5-7-1-3-9(12)4-2-7/h1-5,12H,(H,13,14)/b8-5+

InChI key

AFVLVVWMAFSXCK-VMPITWQZSA-N

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Application

α-Cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid has been used to block monocarboxylate transporters.
α-Cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid is a useful hydrophobic matrix solution for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry. Antibiotics, peptide nucleic acids (a new class of DNA mimics), and proteins with masses as high as 66,000 Da have been successfully analyzed by using this as a matrix solution.

Biochem/physiol Actions

α-Cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid acts as a specific inhibitor of monocarboxylic acid transport, including lactate and pyruvate transport. It is also reported to block β-cell apical anion exchange (IC50 of 2.4 mM).

Pictograms

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GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H317

Hazard Classifications

Skin Sens. 1B

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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J P Barnard et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 268(5), 3654-3661 (1993-02-15)
The protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei derives its metabolic energy exclusively from a unique type of glycolysis in which pyruvate derived from glucose catabolism is released into the host bloodstream. In this study, this terminal metabolic step has been examined in
L-Lactate Promotes Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis
Lev-Vachnish Y, et al.
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 13 (2019)
E T Sze et al.
Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, 9(2), 166-174 (1998-07-29)
We report a simple method for converting solid matrices into useful matrix solutions for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI). This method is based on the dissolution of the solid matrix in a liquid support of low volatility such as glycerol. An
C Emmons
The American journal of physiology, 276(4 Pt 2), F635-F643 (1999-04-13)
To functionally characterize transport properties of the apical anion exchanger of rabbit beta-intercalated cells, the mean change in anion exchange activity, dpHi/dt (where pHi is intracellular pH), was measured in response to lumen Cl- replacement with gluconate in perfused cortical
Y C Ling et al.
Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM, 12(6), 317-327 (1998-04-16)
Comparative studies of the matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) of 30 antibiotics were made using alpha-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (HCCA), 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHB), 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-21H,23H-porphyrin and meso-tetra(N-methyl-4-pyridyl)porphyrin matrices. Most antibiotics generated intense protonated molecules in HCCA and DHB matrices, and sodium or potassium adduct
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