Shelf life (days): 1460.0
Formulation: A crystalline solid
Formal Name: (aS)-a-amino-2,3-dihydro-4-methoxy-7-nitro-d-oxo-1H-indole-1-pentanoic acid, 2,2,2-trifluoroacetate
Purity: ≥95%
Formula Markup: C14H17N3O6 / CF3COOH
Formula Weight: 437.324749
CAS Number: 2226362-29-2
Notes: MNI-caged-L-glutamate is a form of glutamate linked to a 4-methoxy-7-nitroindolinyl (MNI) photoprotecting group that is pharmacologically inactive at neuronal glutamate receptors (up to mM concentrations).{32103} Upon exposure to light (300 - 380 nm excitation), L-glutamate is cleaved of MNI and released within submicroseconds.{32103} This compound can be used to investigate the mechanisms of fast synaptic glutamate receptors in situ.