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2,3,5,6-Tetramethylpyrazine

≥98%, FG

Synonym(s):

Chuanxingzine, Ligustrazine, Tetrapyrazine

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C8H12N2
CAS Number:
1124-11-4
Molecular Weight:
136.19
FEMA Number:
3237
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
113100
EC Number:
214-391-2
Council of Europe no.:
734
MDL number:
MFCD00006146
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
24901575
Flavis number:
14.018
NACRES:
NA.21

biological source

synthetic

Quality Level

400

grade

FG
Fragrance grade
Halal
Kosher

agency

follows IFRA guidelines
meets purity specifications of JECFA

reg. compliance

EU Regulation 1223/2009
EU Regulation 1334/2008 & 178/2002

assay

≥98%

bp

190 °C (lit.)

mp

77-80 °C (lit.)

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

fragrance allergen

no known allergens

organoleptic

chocolate; coffee; fatty; musty; nutty

SMILES string

Cc1nc(C)c(C)nc1C

InChI

1S/C8H12N2/c1-5-6(2)10-8(4)7(3)9-5/h1-4H3

InChI key

FINHMKGKINIASC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application


  • Booklice Liposcelis bostrychophila are efficiently attracted by the combination of 2,3,5,6-tetramethylpyrazine and ultraviolet light.: This study demonstrates that the combination of 2,3,5,6-tetramethylpyrazine and ultraviolet light effectively attracts booklice, suggesting a potential application for pest management in stored product environments (Tanaka et al., 2024).

  • 2,3,5,6-Tetramethylpyrazine protects retinal photoreceptors against endoplasmic reticulum stress by modulating ATF4-mediated inhibition of PRP aggregation.: The research highlights the neuroprotective effects of 2,3,5,6-tetramethylpyrazine, showing its potential in treating retinal diseases by protecting photoreceptors from stress-induced damage (Huang et al., 2021).

  • Tetramethylpyrazine-Inducible Promoter Region from Rhodococcus jostii TMP1.: The study identifies a promoter region in Rhodococcus jostii TMP1 that is inducible by tetramethylpyrazine, which could be utilized in genetic engineering and biotechnology applications (Stanislauskienė et al., 2018).

pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

signalword

Warning

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Xian-Chao Cheng et al.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 17(8), 3018-3024 (2009-03-31)
A series of novel acylpiperazinyl Ligustrazine derivatives was designed, synthesized, and their protective effects on damaged ECV-304 cells and antiplatelet aggregation activities were evaluated. The results showed that compound E33 displayed most potential protective effects on the ECV-304 cells damaged
Hongfei Chen et al.
European journal of medicinal chemistry, 46(11), 5609-5615 (2011-10-14)
A series of novel ligustrazinyloxy-cinnamic acid derivatives were designed, synthesized and evaluated for their inhibitory effect on adenosine diphosphate (ADP)-induced platelet aggregation in vitro, and also assayed for their protective effect against hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2))-induced oxidative damage on ECV-304 cells.
Xian-Chao Cheng et al.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 15(10), 3315-3320 (2007-03-27)
A series of novel Ligustrazine derivatives was designed, synthesized, and assayed for their protective effects on damaged ECV-304 cells and antiplatelet aggregation activities. The results showed that most Ligustrazine derivatives exhibited lower EC(50) values for protective effects on the ECV-304
Jian-Zhong Hu et al.
Journal of the neurological sciences, 324(1-2), 94-99 (2012-11-13)
In the present study, we explored the effects of tetramethylpyrazine (TMP), an alkaloid extracted from the Chinese herbal medicine Ligusticum wallichii Franchat (chuanxiong), on a rat model of contusion spinal cord injury (SCI). The contusion SCI model was induced in
Tsung-Kuei Kao et al.
Experimental neurology, 247, 188-201 (2013-05-07)
Tetramethylpyrazine (TMP) has been used to treat ischemic stroke. However, scientific evidence related to its effectiveness or precise modes of neuroprotective action is largely unclear. This study provides evidence of an alternative target for TMP and sheds light on the
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